Allergy/Asthma

After completing the FA Passport, caregivers felt more comfortable with leaving their food-allergic children with other caregivers, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Sublingual immunotherapy for peanut allergy was safe and effective among children aged 2 to 12 years, making it a promising alternative to oral immunotherapy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

A systematic review and meta-analysis showed that earlier introduction of multiple allergenic foods from 2 to 12 months of age was associated with reduced IgE-mediated allergy to any food.

OIT for tree nut allergies was safe and tolerable among a preschool population with results comparable to OIT for peanut allergy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Pediatric asthma diagnoses decreased by more than 50% during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings published in Respiratory Research.

Sublingual immunotherapy induced clinically significant desensitization with a favorable safety profile among children with peanut allergy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

The use of topical corticosteroids to treat atopic dermatitis in infants also may help prevent hen’s egg allergy, but it may inhibit the baby’s growth as well, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology.

SAN ANTONIO — Multiple factors may predict whether pediatric patients will be admitted to the hospital for acute asthma exacerbations, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Children on OIT who used epinephrine to treat anaphylaxis went to the ED less often than those who did not use epinephrine, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — A formal curriculum was used to train pediatric residents in de-labeling penicillin allergies in a primary care setting, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.