Rhinitus/Sinusitis/Ocular Allergy News

Parents who suck on their infant’s pacifier to clean it may suppress immunoglobulin E, or IgE, levels in their child during infancy, according to research presented at the American College for Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

There is an established link between Lone Star tick bites and red meat allergy, but chiggers — or the Trombiculidae mite — may be another source of immunoglobulin E antibodies that contribute to this allergy, research published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology suggests.

The bites of Lone Star ticks can influence the amount of immunoglobulin A antibodies related to alpha gal a patient may have. An allergy to alpha gal, or mammalian meat allergy, may contribute to many cases of anaphylaxis in teens and adults that would have otherwise been labeled as idiopathic.

A link found between allergic comorbidities and an eosinophilic esophagitis diagnosis suggests that the painful inflammation of the esophagus may be a late manifestation of the allergic march, or the natural history of the childhood development of allergic conditions.

Pediatric tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies increase the risk of upper respiratory tract diseases and slightly increase the risk for other infectious and allergic diseases, according to research published in JAMA Otolaryngolgy-Head & Neck Surgery.

The skin of children with early-onset atopic dermatitis exhibits significantly different phenotypes when compared with the skin of adults with a long-standing history with the disease, according to research published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

A majority of patients with seasonal allergies self-select medication to treat their rhinitis symptoms without consulting with a health care provider and thus, are choosing suboptimal OTC medications, according to findings published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

The duration of antibiotic therapy for adults with sinusitis often exceeds current guideline recommendations, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Prenatal vitamin D status and a mother’s race affected their children’s allergy and some pulmonology outcomes, according to two studies presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology in Orlando.

A nasal spray that combines olopatadine and mometasone is safe and improves symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis, according to findings presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting.