A GP guide to urticaria in children
Need to know: Urticaria is a condition characterised by the presence of wheals, angioedema, or both. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the medical…
Tag: Allergy
Airline passengers with food allergies being kicked off flights, survey finds
Travel is often stressful but trying to ensure personal safety for the duration of a flight is downright scary for people with food allergy, a…
Oral antihistamine may cause aggression or hallucinations in young kids: TGA
Children younger than six should not use the S3 oral antihistamine promethazine due to risks of psychiatric or CNS adverse events, the TGA says. Promethazine…
Spot Dx — Can you cast some light on this severe itching?
Ali, a 31-year-old recreational equestrian, develops severe itching and burning under a cast. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select…
Childhood colds and asthma ‘red flags’ for adult rhinosinusitis: Aussie study
Kids with asthma or frequent URTIs could have a higher risk of chronic rhinosinusitis as adults, according to an Australian study that followed participants from…
Aussie-wide immunotherapy program launched for infants with peanut allergy
Free oral immunotherapy will be offered to infants with peanut allergy nationwide under the first Australian treatment program of its kind outside of a clinical…
Spot Dx — What’s this rash on the tum after a run?
Simon is a 25-year-old engineer who presents for review of recurrent rash affecting the wrists, forearms, axillae and abdomen. Test your clinical know-how by taking…
Brain infarction traced to wasp sting to the face in unusual case
A man stung by a wasp had to contend not only with anaphylaxis but also an unusual thalamic infarction, doctors in India report. The team…
Stifled sneezes lead to tracheal tear in rare case
A Scottish man who pinched his nose to stifle a sneeze while driving has become the first reported case of spontaneous tracheal perforation from sneezing,…
Dozens of bee stings trigger allergic MI: case report
A middle-aged man’s unlucky encounter with honeybees that led to allergic MI — or Kounis syndrome — has prompted a warning to consider the “uncommon”…
