Revista alergia Mexico最新文献

{"title":"[Early introduction of potentially allergenic foods in pediatric patients under six months of age].","authors":"Enrique Romero-Velarde,&nbsp;Érika Caro-Sabido,&nbsp;Verónica Alejandra Flores-Limón","doi":"10.29262/ram.v69i4.1132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v69i4.1132","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To review the available evidence on the early introduction of allergenic foods and the possible protection in the development of food allergy in later stages.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An exploratory review of randomized clinical trials whose study population included infants less than 6 months of age at enrollment with or without a diagnosis of food allergy was conducted. For the purposes of this review, eggs, peanuts, and wheat were included as potentially allergenic foods. The following databases were consulted: Medline, EBSCO, OVID, Science Direct and JSTOR (Journal Storage), Scielo, LILACS, Redalyc and Imbiomed from August to December 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>429 articles were identified, 412 were excluded, and the final analysis included 9 studies that met the inclusion criteria. Six trials correspond to allergy to eggs, two to peanuts and one to wheat. The age of introduction differs in all trials. The earliest exposure was at 3.5 months and the latest at 5.5 months. The reduction in the risk of developing food allergy occurred in children at risk of allergy. Adverse reactions were common, particularly with the introduction of egg.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We found no evidence that early introduction (< 6 months of age) of allergenic foods reduces the risk of developing food allergy in infants without risk factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":21175,"journal":{"name":"Revista alergia Mexico","volume":"69 4","pages":"183-194"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9572743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome with platelets of normal size and c.295C>T mutation of the WAS gene. Case report].","authors":"Maria Luiza Cunha-Carneiro,&nbsp;Millena Xavier-Andrade,&nbsp;Luiz Fernando Bacarini-Leite,&nbsp;Tainá Mosca,&nbsp;Wilma Carvalho Neves Forte","doi":"10.29262/ram.v69i4.1178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v69i4.1178","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is an Inborn Error of Immunity characterized by thrombocytopenia, small platelets, severe eczema, recurrent infections, tendency to autoimmune diseases and neoplasms. The diagnosis of the syndrome can be difficult, especially when platelets are of normal size.</p><p><strong>Case report: </strong>A three-year-old male patient was referred to a specialized sector of university hospital for presenting acute otitis media that progressed to sepsis by Haemophilus influenzae. At one month of age, he had been diagnosed with autoimmune thrombocytopenia, and splenectomy was performed at two years of age. During follow-up, three hospitalizations were necessary: an infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae, which progressed to sepsis; one due to exacerbation of eczema, isolating S. epidermidis; another due to fever of undetermined origin. The tests showed normal number of platelets after splenectomy, platelets always with normal size. At age four, tests were performed: IgE 3128 Ku/L; IgA, IgG, and normal anti-polysaccharide antibodies; decreased IgM; decrease CD19, TCD4, naïve T and B; increased TCD8; normal NK. A diagnostic hypothesis of \"probable\" WAS was made. Genetic research has identified the c.295C>T mutation in the WAS gene.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The case reported expressed a new mutation in the SWA gene, characterized by clinical manifestations of the mild phenotype of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, with thrombocytopenia, platelets of normal size, and X-linked inheritance. It is important to establish the early diagnosis and treatment to offer a better quality of life in these patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":21175,"journal":{"name":"Revista alergia Mexico","volume":"69 4","pages":"228-231"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9550396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Hyper-IgM syndrome with early liver involvement].","authors":"Kareli Guadalupe Coronado-Hernández,&nbsp;Héctor Hugo Campos-Téllez,&nbsp;Rosa María Cortés-Grimaldo,&nbsp;Ana Paola Macías-Robles,&nbsp;Carlos David Estrada-García,&nbsp;Britza Barrios-Díaz,&nbsp;Adriana Ramírez Nepomuceno,&nbsp;Marlén Barreto-Alcalá,&nbsp;David Esparza-Amaya,&nbsp;Hilda Lilian Carvajal-Alonso,&nbsp;Laura Berrón-Ruiz","doi":"10.29262/ram.v69i4.1091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v69i4.1091","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Hyper-IgM syndrome is an innate error of immunity in which there is a defect in change of isotype of immunoglobulins, with decreased values of IgG, IgA, and IgE, but normal or increased level of IgM. This predisposes to infectious processes at the respiratory and gastrointestinal levels, as well as autoimmune diseases and neoplasm.</p><p><strong>Case report: </strong>A 5 year 7-month-old boy with a history of 2 pneumonias, one of them severe, and chronic diarrhea since he was 2 years old. Persistent moderate neutropenia decreased IgG and elevated IgM. Cytometry flow confirmed absence of CD40L. Clinical evolution with early hepatic involvement.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Hyper-IgM syndrome predisposes to liver damage, so a complete evaluation is required as well as early diagnosis. Active anti-infective treatment and control of the inflammatory response are key to the treatment of liver damage.</p>","PeriodicalId":21175,"journal":{"name":"Revista alergia Mexico","volume":"69 4","pages":"214-219"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9572744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Bacillus Calmette-Guérin infection and chronic granulomatous disease due to new pathogenic variants in the NCF2 gene in the Mayan ethnic group. Report of two cases.]","authors":"Ana Karen Peñafiel-Vicuña,&nbsp;Rogelio Coyata-Guzmán,&nbsp;Anelena González Reynoso,&nbsp;Adolfo Gonzalo Palma-Chan,&nbsp;Ricardo Baeza-Bastarrachea,&nbsp;Sherel A García-Ruelas,&nbsp;Ángeles Costta-Michuy,&nbsp;Cielo Razo-Requena,&nbsp;Ximena León-Lara,&nbsp;Sara Espinosa-Padilla,&nbsp;Francisco Espinosa-Rosales,&nbsp;Jacinta Bustamante,&nbsp;Lizbeth Blancas-Galicia","doi":"10.29262/ram.v69i4.1145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v69i4.1145","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inborn error of immunity, characterized by abnormal susceptibility to bacterial and fungal infections and a lack of systemic inflammatory regulation. Pathogenic variants in the CYBB gene are transmitted in an X-linked pattern of inheritance; while the pathogenic variants present in the EROS, NCF1, NCF2, NCF4, or CYBA genes are transmitted with an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern.</p><p><strong>Objetives: </strong>To describe the clinical, immunological, and genetic characteristics of two patients with CGD and BCG infection.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In peripheral blood neutrophils, H₂O₂ production and the expression of NADPH oxidase subunits were measured. Detection of pathogenic variants was by Sanger sequencing of the NCF2 gene. The clinical information was extracted from the records by the treating physicians.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We present two male infants from two unrelated families of Mayan ethnicity, with CGD and BCG vaccine infection. Three different pathogenic variants in the NCF2 gene were identified; on the one hand, c.304 C>T (p.Arg102*) has already been reported, on the other hand, c.1369 A>T (p.Lys457*) and c.979 G>T (p.Gly327*) not reported.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In patients with mycobacterial infection with BCG, we should suspect an inborn error of immunity, such as CGD. The diagnosis of CGD is made through the detection of a lack of radical oxygen species in neutrophils. The reported patients had pathogenic variants in the NCF2 gene, two of which have not been previously reported in the literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":21175,"journal":{"name":"Revista alergia Mexico","volume":"69 4","pages":"220-227"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9555818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Hereditary bradykinin angioedema. Case report].","authors":"Luiz Marcelo Pimenta E Silva,&nbsp;Fernando Oliveira Dos Santos,&nbsp;Flávia Rodrigues de Oliveira,&nbsp;Giovanna Marcílio Santos,&nbsp;Julya Margit Janicsek Wolff Dick","doi":"10.29262/ram.v69i3.1057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v69i3.1057","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Hereditary angioedema is an autosomal dominant genetic disease, associated with increased levels of bradykinin. It is classified into 3 types according to the C1-INH enzyme. The diagnosis is clinical and laboratory. Its treatment is divided into short- and long-term and crisis prophylaxis.</p><p><strong>Case report: </strong>40-year-old female patient who came to the emergency service for labial edema without resolution with corticosteroids. The tests for IgE, C4 and C1 esterase inhibitors had a low result. She currently uses danazol prophylactically and fresh frozen plasma in crises.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Since it is a disease that considerably affects the quality of life, hereditary angioedema must be diagnosed and an effective treatment plan made to prevent or reduce its complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":21175,"journal":{"name":"Revista alergia Mexico","volume":"69 3","pages":"138-141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9098671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Kawasaki disease cytokine release syndrome and Kawasaki disease shock syndrome: A case report].","authors":"Raúl Alberto Montero-Vázquez","doi":"10.29262/ram.v69i3.1152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v69i3.1152","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Kawasaki disease is a vasculitis of small and medium vessels, with a high prevalence throughout the world. In addition to coronary aneurysms, this vasculitis can lead to a number of systemic complications, including Kawasaki disease shock syndrome and Kawasaki disease cytokine storm syndrome.</p><p><strong>Case report: </strong>: Case report: A 12-year-old male patient, who began his condition with heartburn, sudden fever of 40 ºC and jaundice, for which he was prescribed treatment with antipyretics and bismuth subsalicylate, without satisfactory reaction. Gastroalimentary content was added three times, and centripetal maculopapular dermatosis. After 12 hospital stays, he was evaluated by personnel from the Pediatric Immunology service, who reported data on hemodynamic instability due to persistent tachycardia for hours, immediate capillary refill, intense pulse, oliguria of 0.3 mL/kg/h of partial urinary output with condensed urine; the systolic blood pressure figures were below the 50% percentile, and there was polypnea and limit saturation in 93%. In the paraclinical studies, the rapid decrease in platelet count (from 297,000 to 59,000 in 24 hours), as well as a neutrophil-lymphocyte index of 12, drew attention. The concentrations of NS1 size, IgM and IgG for dengue and PCR for SARS virus were determined. -CoV-2, which were negative. The definitive diagnosis of Kawasaki disease was established with Kawasaki disease shock syndrome. The evolution of the patient was satisfactory, with a decrease in fever after the administration of gamma globulin on the tenth day of hospitalization, and a new protocol with prednisone (50 mg/day) was started, when the cytokine storm syndrome due to illness was integrated. Kawasaki syndrome simultaneous with pre-existing disorders, that is, Kawasaki disease and Kawasaki disease shock syndrome due to thrombocytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, fever, lymphadenopathy; in addition, ferritin of 605 mg/dL and transaminasemia. The control echocardiogram did not show coronary abnormalities and hospital discharge was granted 48 hours after starting treatment with the corticosteroid, with a 14-day follow-up plan.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Kawasaki disease is an autoimmune vasculitis that can worsen with simultaneous syndromes associated with high mortality. It is important to know this type of alterations and their differences to properly discern and implement effective and timely treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":21175,"journal":{"name":"Revista alergia Mexico","volume":"69 3","pages":"146-150"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9098672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Multiform exudative erythema caused by hydroxychloroquine, diagnosed by epicutaneous tests: A case report].","authors":"Araceli Castro-Jiménez,&nbsp;Alejandro Raúl Gratacós-Gómez,&nbsp;Fernando Florido López","doi":"10.29262/ram.v69i3.1171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v69i3.1171","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Multiform exudative erythema is a rare delayed hypersensitivity reaction associated with medications. The manifestations caused by hydroxychloroquine are exceptional; however, due to the increase in its prescription due to the recent SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, adverse reactions have been exacerbated.</p><p><strong>Case report: </strong>A 60-year-old female patient, who attended the Emergency Department for a picture of erythematous rash of one week of evolution, with involvement of the trunk, face and palms of the hands. Laboratory studies reported: leukocytosis with neutrophilia and lymphopenia, without eosinophilia or abnormal liver enzymes. The lesions continued to descend towards her extremities, with subsequent desquamation. She was prescribed prednisone 15 mg/24 h for three days, tapering to 10 mg/24 h, until her new assessment, in addition to antihistamines. Two days later, new macular lesions appeared in the presternal area and on the oral mucosa. Control laboratory studies did not show alterations. Skin biopsy reported: vacuolar interface dermatitis with spongiosis and parakeratosis, compatible with erythema multiforme. Epicutaneous tests were carried out with meloxicam and 30% hydroxychloroquine in water and vaseline, occluded for two days and interpreted at 48 and 96 hours, with a positive result for the latter. The diagnosis of multiform exudative erythema due to hydroxychloroquine was established.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study confirms the efficacy of patch tests in patients with delayed hypersensitivity reactions to hydroxychloroquine.</p>","PeriodicalId":21175,"journal":{"name":"Revista alergia Mexico","volume":"69 3","pages":"151-154"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10847127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Basophil activation test to follow-up of patients treated with hymenoptera venom immunotherapy: a review of current evidence].","authors":"Virginia Rodríguez-Vázquez,&nbsp;Sara López-Freire,&nbsp;Paula Méndez-Brea,&nbsp;María Teresa González-Fernández,&nbsp;Cristian Hernández-Pérez,&nbsp;Carmen Vidal","doi":"10.29262/ram.v69i3.1135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v69i3.1135","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hymenoptera venom immunotherapy (HVI) is a long-term effective treatment to avoid new systemic reactions in patients with Hymenoptera allergy. The sting challenge test is considered the gold standard to confirm the tolerance. However, the use of this technique is not generalized in clinical practice, being the basophil activation test (BAT), which functionally explores allergen response, an alternative that does not entail any of the provocation risks associated with the sting challenge test. This study reviews the publications that used the BAT to follow up and evaluate the success of the HVI. Studies assessing the changes between a baseline BAT before the start and BATs performed between the starting and maintenance phases of the HVI were selected. Ten articles were found, comprising information from 167 patients, of which 29% used the sting challenge test. The studies concluded the importance of evaluating the responses with submaximal allergen concentrations, which reflect basophil sensitivity, to monitor the HVI using the BAT. It was also observed that changes in the maximum response (reactivity) could not reflect the clinical status of tolerance, particularly in the initial phases of HVI.</p>","PeriodicalId":21175,"journal":{"name":"Revista alergia Mexico","volume":"69 3","pages":"125-137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9098668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Solitary mast cell tumor. A case comunication].","authors":"Camila Delgadillo Jordán,&nbsp;Carla Barbini,&nbsp;Aníbal Parigini,&nbsp;Pamela Figueroa,&nbsp;Javier Anaya,&nbsp;Corina Busso","doi":"10.29262/ram.v69i3.1107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v69i3.1107","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The solitary cutaneous mastocytoma is a variant of cutaneous mastocytosis which carries a good prognosis. It may develop at a very early age, during the first weeks of life, or even be congenital. Typically, they present as red-brownish lesions that may be asymptomatic or present systemic manifestations associated with histamine release.</p><p><strong>Case report: </strong>A 19-year-old female patient who attended a medical consultation for a pigmented lesion, slightly raised in the left antecubital fold, asymptomatic, of recent appearance and progressive growth. Dermoscopy reported a fine symmetrical network, yellowish-brown in color and randomly distributed black dots. The pathology report and immunohistochemical findings were consistent with mast cell tumor.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The solitary cutaneous mastocytoma should not be considered as an exclusive entity in the pediatric population. Acknowledgment of its atypical clinical presentation with its dermatoscopic features, is useful for diagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":21175,"journal":{"name":"Revista alergia Mexico","volume":"69 3","pages":"142-145"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10847126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Frequency of food allergy in students of human medicine of a private university].","authors":"María J Rojas-Puell,&nbsp;Danna Salazar-Gastelu,&nbsp;Fernando M Runzer-Colmenares,&nbsp;Alejandra Medina-Hernández","doi":"10.29262/ram.v69i3.1179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v69i3.1179","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Determine the frequency of total food allergy, and to Peruvian products, in Human Medicine students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A study design is observational, descriptive and retrospective was made. Human medicine students, aged 18-25 from a private Peruvian university were included in a type of snowball sampling via electronic messaging. The sample size was calculated using the OpenEpi v3.0 program and the prevalence formula.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We registered 355 students, with a mean age of 20.87 years (SD ± 5.01). A frequency of food allergy was also found in 9.3% of the total participants in terms of native products and common in other countries, the highest percentage are seafood 2.24%, spices and condiments 2.24%, allergy to fruits 1.4%, milk 1.4%, red meat 0.84%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The frequencies of self-reported food allergy produced was 9.3% by native Peruvian products and commonly consumed nationwide.</p>","PeriodicalId":21175,"journal":{"name":"Revista alergia Mexico","volume":"69 3","pages":"119-124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9098670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}