Drug/Insect/Latex News

Dupilumab may be a safe and effective therapy for patients with drug reactions with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, or DRESS, according to a case series published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

The obstacles that a boy with a fire ant allergy faced in accessing immunotherapy exemplify barriers to care in underserved populations, according to a case study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

A minority of patients with chronic urticaria experienced exacerbations after COVID-19 vaccination, with rare systemic reactions, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

PARK CITY, Utah — Patients who have had systemic reactions to insect stings should be evaluated, including education and testing, according to a presentation here.

Drug allergy diagnosis could become more precise, cutting down on mislabeled allergies and needless drug avoidance, as a result of upcoming work comparing different types of drug hypersensitivity reactions.

Most patients who had a delayed immune-mediated adverse event following COVID-19 vaccination tolerated revaccination, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Direct oral challenges in adults at low risk for penicillin allergy were safe and not inferior to the standard-of-care oral challenge following two-stage skin testing, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

PARK CITY, Utah — Bee stings and a good night’s rest were on the agenda, among other topics, during the second day of the Association of PAs in Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Allergy, Asthma & Immunology CME Conference.

Sublingual immunotherapy for house dust mite allergic asthma improved bronchial epithelial antiviral resistance to viral infection, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

A cell protein known as LMAN1 plays a role in responses to house dust mite, opening potential avenues for new treatments for these and other allergies, according to a study published in Cell Reports.