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A Component-resolved Diagnostic Approach for a Study on Grass Pollen Allergens in Chinese Southerners with Allergic Rhinitis and/or Asthma
Published on: June 4, 2017
[Drug allergies: a public health problem]
J Bousquet1, P Demoly, D Hillaire-Buys
1Clinique des Maladies Respiratoires, INSERM U454, IFR3, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHU de Montpellier.
Abstract:
Adverse drug reactions occur in 10 to 20% of hospitalized patients and up to one third are due to allergic and pseudoallergic reactions. Allergic reactions are unpredictable reactions related to immunologic mechanisms. Pseudo-allergic reactions mimic allergic reactions but no drug specific antibody or T cell proliferation can be demonstrated. A true diagnosis is rarely set up and the tools for it are lacking. In this review, we will focus on some epidemiological data concerning these reactions, including data on incidence, mortality and cost.
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