Pork – Cat Syndrome Below is a summary of a presentation on Pork – Cat Syndrome by Jonathon Posthumus, MD, an allergy fellow at the University of Virginia, presented at the 51st Annual Swineford Meeting held at the University of Virginia April 2012. Pork – cat syndrome was first reported in France, by Drouet [...]
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Over the past several weeks, we have received numerous inquiries about using epinephrine in patients with anaphylaxis. Specifically, our orders on our Anaphylaxis Treatment Plan, have been called into question. I think we need to take a few moments to reinforce what we have come to learn over the past several years regarding the treatment [...]
The diagnosis of food allergy is, with few exceptions, absolutely dependent upon your history of reacting or not reacting to the particular food in question. So, for example, if you are eating almonds and have no symptoms of an allergy (hives, ithchy, wheezing, belly pain) then your are not allergic to almonds. A skin test to [...]
Over the past several months several patients, and physicians, have expressed confusion over symptoms patients develop after consuming milk products. Milk allergy and lactose intolerance are NOT the same. Milk allergyis related to an IgE (allergy antibody) reaction to milk proteins while lactose intolerance is related to the person inability to digest lactose a sugar [...]
