This is called conjunctivitis. It is also known as pink eye. When an allergen causes these symptoms, the condition is called allergic conjunctivitis. You cannot spread it to other people. Some allergens that cause this condition include: pollen from trees, grass, and ragweed; animal skin and ...
CREEPY CRAWLY COMPANION: ACUTE ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT DUE TO AN EAR-RETAINED COCKROACH Introduction Sensitization to cockroaches (blatella germanica, periplaneta americana) has been linked to respiratory allergies, including allergic rhinitis and asthma. Cockroach allergens in house ...
Type I hypersensitivity is characterized by the overreaction of the immune system against otherwise innocuous substances. It manifests as allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic asthma or atopic dermatitis if mast cells are activated in the
Epicutaneous allergen-specific immunotherapy ameliorates grass pollen-induced rhinoconjunctivitis: a double-blind, placebo-controlled dose escalation study. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 129, 128–135 (2012). CAS Google Scholar Zhu, D., Kepley, C.L., Zhang, M., Zhang, K. & Saxon, A. A ...
investigated the effectiveness of montelukast as a monotherapy in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 45 pollen allergic patients with symptoms in the upper and lower respiratory tract and outside the respiratory tract (conjunctivitis, oral allergy syndrome, urticaria). Differences ...
Worldwide variation in prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and atopic eczema: ISAAC. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) steering committee. Lancet. 1998;351(9111):1225–1232. 2. Tai A, Tran H, Roberts M, et al. Outcomes of ...
The clinical spectrum of allergic diseases and asthma changes over the life span of the individual and is influenced by a wide variety of anatomic, physiologic, and immunologic factors. Nowhere do these changes play a more important role than in the elderly patient with allergic disease or asthma...
This patient experience survey was designed to evaluate azelastine (Optivar) ophthalmic solution 0.05% in patients with allergic conjunctivitis. Ophthalmologists and optometrists prescribed azelastine ophthalmic solution and, after 5 days of treatment, recorded patient responses to a questionnaire that included...
Tobramycin: Allergic conjunctivitis and blepharitis in an elderly patient: case reportEye-disorders, drug-inducedTobramycin, adverse reactionsdoi:Tobramycin, adverse reactionsReactions Weekly
Cyclopentolate: Allergic conjunctivitis in an elderly patient following ophthalmic administration: case reportAllergy, drug-inducedConjunctivitis, drug-inducedCyclopentolate, adverse reactionsElderlyOphthalmic