Although glucocorticoids are also known as anti-allergic drugs, rare allergic side effects of glucocorticoids have been reported in the literature. These reactions vary from simple rash to anaphylaxis. Here, a patient who ...

Conclusion: Our study will contribute to the national asthma control program. We believe that informing teachers about asthma is important in asthma control and will contribute to the guidelines for training programs.

Cell-mediated cytotoxicity measurements can be divided in two methods, depending on whether radioactive material is used or not. Natural Killer cell-mediated cytotoxicity is routinely measured with a short-term assay by ...

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a life-threatening delayed type allergic reaction characterized by fever, skin rash, lymphadenopathy, eosinophilia and internal organ involvement. ...

Lower respiratory tract infections are responsible for 28% of preventable and treatable childhood deaths under 2 years of age in the world. In recent years, due to advances on the factors of respiratory tract infections, ...

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is one of the most common chronic diseases in all age groups. It is an IgE-mediated allergic inflammation of the nasal airways and is characterized by sneezing, swelling and inflammation of the nasal ...

Acute infantile hemorrhagic edema is characterized by a triad of purpuric rash, fever and edema. The disease has a fulminant onset, a benign course and spontaneous resolution in a couple of weeks. It differs from ...

Vitamin D is a steroid hormone that has important effects on bone metabolism and neuromuscular functions. Recent research has indicated that it also has a role in the development and treatment of allergic diseases by ...