Shannon Sotoudeh, Humdoon Choudhry, José Fernando Cantillo, Mary Ann Miranda, Enrique Fernández-Caldas, Richard F Lockey
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Abstract
Cats and dogs are the primary and most common sources of indoor allergens from domestic animals. These allergens are mainly found in saliva, epithelium, and hair and are dispersed in the air as small particles. They are detected in schools and homes even without cats or dogs, transported attached to fomites and people in contact with these animals. Allergy to exotic pets, such as gerbils, guinea pigs, ferrets, iguanas, and others also exists, especially in a day and age when 68% and 38% families in the United States and Europe, respectively, have a pet in their home. This document is intended to be a tool to aid decision-making by professionals who care for people who suffer from dog, cat, or exotic animal allergies, to establish diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, and to improve the patient's quality of life.
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JACI: In Practice is an official publication of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI). It is a companion title to The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and it aims to provide timely clinical papers, case reports, and management recommendations to clinical allergists and other physicians dealing with allergic and immunologic diseases in their practice. The mission of JACI: In Practice is to offer valid and impactful information that supports evidence-based clinical decisions in the diagnosis and management of asthma, allergies, immunologic conditions, and related diseases.
This journal publishes articles on various conditions treated by allergist-immunologists, including food allergy, respiratory disorders (such as asthma, rhinitis, nasal polyps, sinusitis, cough, ABPA, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis), drug allergy, insect sting allergy, anaphylaxis, dermatologic disorders (such as atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, urticaria, angioedema, and HAE), immunodeficiency, autoinflammatory syndromes, eosinophilic disorders, and mast cell disorders.
The focus of the journal is on providing cutting-edge clinical information that practitioners can use in their everyday practice or to acquire new knowledge and skills for the benefit of their patients. However, mechanistic or translational studies without immediate or near future clinical relevance, as well as animal studies, are not within the scope of the journal.