Update on gender aspects in allergology

Update on gender aspects in allergology

An article collection in: World Allergy Organization Journal

In this article collection, readers will find an update on selected topics aiming to provide an overview of the latest research regarding gender aspects in allergy.

All articles have undergone the journal's standard peer review process.

1. Content Type:Editorial

   Gender effects in allergology – Secondary publications and update

   Authors:Erika Jensen-Jarolim

   Citation:World Allergy Organization Journal 2017 10:47

   Published on: 28 December 2017

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2. Content Type:Review

   Gender-related aspects in occupational allergies – Secondary publication and update

   For years occupational allergies have been among the most frequently recorded occupational diseases, and both the skin as well as the respiratory tract may be affected. An estimated 9 to 15% of adult asthma is...

   Authors:Monika Raulf, Thomas Brüning, Erika Jensen-Jarolim and Vera van Kampen

   Citation:World Allergy Organization Journal 2017 10:44

   Published on: 27 December 2017

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3. Content Type:Review

   Adverse reactions to food: the female dominance – A secondary publication and update

   Gender-specific differences are evident in food intolerance and allergy. In this review, we will highlight and summarize the dissimilarities in prevalence of adverse food reactions, focusing on IgE-mediated fo...

   Authors:Sheriene Moussa Afify and Isabella Pali-Schöll

   Citation:World Allergy Organization Journal 2017 10:43

   Published on: 27 December 2017

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4. Content Type:Review

   Gender aspects and influence of hormones on bronchial asthma – Secondary publication and update

   There is good evidence for gender-specific differences in asthma regarding all affected areas, from intra- to extra-cellular mediators to the whole organ structure und functioning of the lung. These result fro...

   Authors:Iris Koper, Karin Hufnagl and Rainer Ehmann

   Citation:World Allergy Organization Journal 2017 10:46

   Published on: 27 December 2017

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5. Content Type:Review

   Sex hormone allergy: clinical aspects, causes and therapeutic strategies – Update and secondary publication

   Sex hormone allergy as a clinical syndrome has been known for almost a century. Due to the diversity of clinical presentation regarding symptoms and disease patterns, the optimal patient care represents an eno...

   Authors:E. Untersmayr, A. N. Jensen and K. Walch

   Citation:World Allergy Organization Journal 2017 10:45

   Published on: 27 December 2017

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6. Content Type:Review

   Gender aspects in allergies of pets – A secondary publication and update

   Allergies need not only affect humans; this multifactorial and complex disease can also affect animals. Comparative allergology investigates the many similarities between the pathogenesis, clinics, diagnosis, ...

   Authors:Ina Herrmann, Lukas Einhorn and Lucia Panakova

   Citation:World Allergy Organization Journal 2017 10:42

   Published on: 27 December 2017

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