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Allergy Reviews
Two beautifully illustrated
NEJM-reviews on allergy and allergic diseases, Kay, 2001 (1)(pdf) and Kay, 2001 (2)(pdf). Similarly, on
asthma, Busse & Lemanske, 2001. Allergy – Genetics
It has been suspected for years that a genetic component is present
in allergy. Finding the exact genes has taken some time, but genes behind diesel fuel intolerance has now been disclosed, news.allergy.genes04.txt.
Allergy and FM/CFS
A French study found high
numbers of delayed-type hypersensitivity markers in CFS, Brunet et al., 2001, and a German study
found allergy markers in FM cells,
Barth et al., 2001. A Polish study on allergen specific IgE did
not find evidence for more allergy in CFS than in controls, Kowal et al., 2002. IgE in CFS
A 2001-study found no
difference in IgE between CFS patients and controls, Repka-Ramirez et al., 2001. Coeliac Disease
A number of clinical findings
suggest that CFS/FM and coeliac disease (ie. Gluten intolerance) may be
associalted. For a recent debate in Br. Med J., “There is now a very strong
case for using simple screening tests (eg. anti-endomysial antibodies ) to
largely rule out coeliac disease in people with ME/CFS like symptoms”, coeliac.disease.bmj05.txt. Rhinitis in FM/CFS – nonallergic ?
The association of CFS with
rhinitis was studied,
Baraniuk et al., 1998,
Baraniuk et al., 1998. Many patients suffer from irritant rhinitis, caused
by nervous system reactivity,
Baraniuk et al., 2000. A 2002-study from
the same researchers provided further documentation for this condition, Naranch et al., 2002. More evidene for the CFS
associated rhinitis being of a nonallergic nature with no effect from
corticosteroids was provided, kakumanu.etal03.txt. Nickel Allergy in CFS
Nickel allergy is common in
CFS, Marcusson et al., 1999, and may be
connected with cigarette smoking,
Regland et al., 2001. A Czech study warned against dental material
including both mercury and nickel,
Sterzl et al., 1999. Interestingly, some lymphocytes can be sensitized by
metals like mercury and gold, which may explain previously unexplainable
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Stejskal et al., 1999. |
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