1/2. Intractable sneezing: case report and literature review.Intractable sneezing is rare; the 12th case is reported here. Various causative factors have been identified in the literature; these include psychologic problems, cervical lymphadenitis, epilepsy, and allergy. The sneeze reflex consists of two phases, nasal and respiratory, which are mediated by cranial nerves V and VII and by brain-stem respiratory centers. Hypotheses that have been proposed to explain the multiple causation of sneezing are the concept of the trigeminal system as a central neuronal pool, optic-trigeminal summation, and parasympathetic generalization.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = allergy (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2. The "innocent" cough or sneeze: a harbinger of serious latex allergy in children during bladder stimulation and urodynamic testing.latex hypersensitivity is a well documented phenomenon most commonly reported in children with spina bifida during surgical and other procedures involving exposure to latex. IgE-mediated immediate hypersensitivity to the protein or polypeptide components of latex may be severe and manifest as generalized anaphylaxis or cardiovascular collapse. Of 17 children with spina bifida undergoing transurethral electrical bladder stimulation we identified 5 with latex allergy 3 to 9 years old. All 5 patients were noted to manifest sneezing or a cough several minutes before the development of a generalized hypersensitivity reaction, which in several patients progressed to bronchospasm. Subsequent investigations have shown that the inciting agent was the rectal pressure balloon made from a latex finger cot. Recognition of the earliest manifestations of latex hypersensitivity is an important clinical tool in the prevention of severe allergic reactions.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 184.34942632073keywords = latex, allergy (Clic here for more details about this article) |