Ravishekar N Hiremath, Sandhya Ghodke Indian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2022 36(1):60-61 ..read more

Kalahasthi Ravibabu, Vinay Kumar Adepu, Jamalpur Ravi Prakash, Raju Nagaraju, Jakkam Surendar Indian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2022 36(1):47-53 BACKGROUND: The vegetable markets are a rich source of organic dust and bioaerosol exposure. The effect of duration of exposure on health complaints, systemic inflammatory responses (SIR), immunological markers, and pulmonary function tests (PFT) among loading and unloading workers at the vegetable market was not explored. OBJECTIVE: The current study was undertaken to assess the effect of duration of exposure on health complaints, SI ..read more

Manoj Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Anil Kumar Mavi, Kamal Singh, Raj Kumar Indian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2022 36(1):54-59 BACKGROUND: Asthma is a multifaceted condition defined by chronic airway inflammation. Skin prick test (SPT), serum total immunoglobulin E (tIgE), and absolute eosinophil counts (AEC) estimation are commonly available tools for evaluating allergen sensitization. OBJECTIVE: The present study evaluates the sensitivity to common aeroallergens and also compares serum tIgE and AEC levels with spirometry in Indian individuals with a history of allergy symptoms ..read more

Manoj Meena, Govind Singh Rajawat, Piyush Arora, Suresh Koolwal, Hemant Kumar Sakkarwal, Aashish Kumar Singh Indian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2022 36(1):34-39 INTRODUCTION: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease, usually characterized by chronic airway inflammation. Various triggers, lack of knowledge about the disease, and unawareness about the correct inhalation techniques lead to poor control of the disease. This study aimed to study the factors responsible for uncontrolled asthma using the asthma control test (ACT) and explore other ways to improve asthma control. MATERIALS AN ..read more

L Caroline Silvia, J Podhini, Soundararajan Palanisamy Indian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2022 36(1):40-46 BACKGROUND: Asthma is one of the common chronic illnesses in children affecting about 10-15% worldwide. Proper management of asthma depends on the knowledge, attitude, and practices of the parents towards asthma which in turn will enable early intervention and prompt management. OBJECTIVE: To determine the parental knowledge, attitude towards asthma and its correlation with the compliance of asthma management in children. METHODOLOGY: It is a cross-sectional observ ..read more

Kaushal Kumar, Aarti Sood Mahajan, Dayaram Haldwani, Dharam Pal Bhadoria, Binita Goswami Indian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2022 36(1):28-33 BACKGROUND: Asthma is a serious global health problem affecting all age groups. It is being recognized for its health impact on the working status of adults, and uncontrolled asthma is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and socioeconomic problems. The knowledge of comorbidities of asthma, including thyroid disorders, is important for its management. METHODOLOGY: A case–control study was conducted in 60 diagnosed pa ..read more

Tarana Sarwat, Devendra Kumar Singh, Neeraj Pal Singh, Satendra Pal Singh, Dalip Kumar Kakru Indian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2022 36(1):23-27 AIM: The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in preventing laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. METHODS: It was a test-negative, case‒control study conducted at Sharda Hospital, Greater Noida, India, between March 2021 and May 2021. An equal number of cases and controls were included in the study after taking proper informed consent. The individuals with positive reverse transcriptase-polymerase c ..read more

Ravishekar N Hiremath, Sandeep Bhalla, Sandhya Ghodke, Seema Rai, Rishi Raj, Smakshi Singh Indian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2022 36(1):18-22 BACKGROUND: Globally, 36.9 million people are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Like in chronic disease, many individuals may engage in self-initiated behaviors in HIV that are useful to maintain health, quality of life and perceptions of wellbeing. All these behaviors form the part of self-care activities. METHODOLOGY: This is a hospital-based cross-sectional descriptive study carried out ..read more

PC Kathuria, Manisha Rai Indian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2022 36(1):4-17 The new classification of drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs) is based on phenotypes, endotypes, and biomarkers. Immediate and delayed reactions are the clinical phenotypic presentation while endotypes are based on cellular, biological mediators, and biomarkers. Complement activation, cyclooxygenase-1 inhibition, Mas-Related G Protein-Coupled Receptor-X2 (MRGPRX2), Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) is also included in DHRs due to mast cell activation e.g., radio contrast media, nonsteroidal anti-inflam ..read more

Raj Kumar, Manoj Kumar Indian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2022 36(1):1-3 ..read more