Biomedical subjects

P Eigenmann

Publications and source records attributed to P Eigenmann.

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PubMed2006

Diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis in children and adults: European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology/American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology/PRACTALL Consensus Report.

There are remarkable differences in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of atopic dermatitis practiced by dermatologists and pediatricians in different countries. Therefore, the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology nominated expert teams who were given the task of finding a consensus to serve as a guideline for clinical practice in Europe as well as in North America. The consensus report is part of the PRACTALL initiative, which is endorsed by both academies.

Adult↗

PubMed2001

[The course of allergy: principles for early diagnosis, prevention and early therapy of allergic diseases].

Allergic diseases have a peculiar characteristic: at different ages of the child they present under different forms. The typical time course, where atopic children 'grow out' of one allergic disease (e.g. atopic dermatitis) but then suffer from the next form of allergic disease (e.g. allergic asthma) has been termed 'atopic march', or 'allergic march'. Various information can help to identify early in life those children at risk for engaging in this atopic march. Sensitization to hen's egg and mites during the first year of life, long-lasting sensitization to food allergens during the first two years of age and atopic dermatitis in early infancy have been found to be predictors of allergic sensitizations and/or allergic airway disease later on in childhood. Although today no measures are available to completely prevent any manifestation of atopy before disease onset, some measures can contribute to stop or at least slow down the progression of the allergic march. Breast feeding for a least 4 to 6 months, stepwise introduction of solid food after this age only and avoidance of highly allergenic food during the first year of life can help to achieve this goal, as do measures to reduce indoor allergen exposure (especially house dust mites). For selected patients suffering from atopic dermatitis who are sensitized to grass pollen and/or house dust mites and who have highly motivated parents an early treatment with an antihistamine (cetirizine) can be considered.

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PubMed2000

[Food allergies].

Clinical aspects of food allergies in infants and children are discussed together with diagnostic procedures in order to provide for practitioners a better understanding thus allowing a good management of pediatric patients with food-related disorders.

Bronchial Spasm↗

PubMed1991

Chronic metabolic alkalosis in an infant with cystic fibrosis.

A 6-month-old infant suffering from cystic fibrosis is reported. In spite of an apparently appropriate treatment and in absence of respiratory infection, the patient showed progressive anorexia, intermittent vomiting and weight loss. These non-specific signs and symptoms could all be explained by metabolic alkalosis and disappeared immediately after oral supplementation with sodium and potassium chloride. This unusual metabolic complication should be searched for in every cystic fibrosis infant with unexplained anorexia and failure to thrive.

Alkalosis↗