Volume 20 Supplement 3
Reviews
Publication of this supplement has been supported by ALK, Biocryst, CSL Behring, GSK, Miravo, Medexus, Novartis, Stallergenes Greer, and Takeda. The supporters had no involvement in the writing, development or review of any of the supplement articles. The articles have undergone the journal's standard peer review process for supplements. The Supplement Editors were not involved in the review of any articles they co-authored. The Editors are part of the journal's editorial board. No other competing interests were declared.
Building on the success of the prominent and widely-popular Practical Guide for Allergy and Immunology in Canada supplement published in 2011 and 2018, this updated supplement is designed to provide all healthcare professionals with a comprehensive, yet easy-to-follow, series of peer-reviewed articles focused on all of the common conditions encountered in the field of allergy and immunology.
Editors:
Harold Kim | Western University
Anne K. Ellis | Queen's University
Wade Watson |Dalhousie University
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Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is an acute, potentially fatal systemic hypersensitivity reaction with varied mechanisms and clinical presentations. Although prompt recognition and treatment of anaphylaxis are imperative, both pa...
Authors: Elissa M. Abrams, Waleed Alqurashi, David A. Fischer, Timothy K. Vander Leek and Anne K. Ellis
Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2024 20(Suppl 3):62
Content type: Review Published on: 9 December 2024
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Atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common, chronic skin disorder that can significantly impact the quality of life (QoL) of affected individuals as well as their families. Although the pathogenesis of the disorder is...
Authors: Stuart Carr, Rebecca Pratt, Fred White and Wade Watson
Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2024 20(Suppl 3):63
Content type: Review Published on: 9 December 2024
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Urticaria
Urticaria (hives) is a common disorder that may be associated with angioedema (swelling that occurs beneath the skin). It is generally classified as acute or chronic, and chronic urticaria is further classifie...
Authors: Moshe Ben-Shoshan, Amin Kanani, Chrystyna Kalicinsky and Wade Watson
Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2024 20(Suppl 3):64
Content type: Review Published on: 9 December 2024
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Angioedema
Angioedema can occur in the absence of urticaria and can be broadly divided into three main categories: mast cell-mediated (e.g., histamine), non-mast-cell-mediated (bradykinin-induced) and idiopathic angioede...
Authors: Gina Lacuesta, Stephen D. Betschel, Ellie Tsai and Harold Kim
Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2024 20(Suppl 3):65
Content type: Review Published on: 9 December 2024
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Allergen immunotherapy
Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) is a potentially disease-modifying therapy that is effective for the treatment of allergic rhinitis/conjunctivitis, allergic asthma and stinging insect hypersensitivity. The decisi...
Authors: Jean-Nicolas Boursiquot, Rémi Gagnon, Jaclyn Quirt and Anne K. Ellis
Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2024 20(Suppl 3):66
Content type: Review Published on: 16 December 2024
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Introduction to immunology and immune disorders
The body has a collection of physical barriers to prevent infection, but once these are overcome, we rely on our immune systems to protect us against a wide variety of infections. The complex mechanisms throug...
Authors: Jean S. Marshall, Julia E. M. Upton, Harissios Vliagoftis, Kyla J. Hildebrand, Adam Byrne and Wade Watson
Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2024 20(Suppl 3):69
Content type: Review Published on: 19 December 2024
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Non-immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergy
Non-immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated food allergies are characterized by delayed gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations that occur after exposure to an inciting food protein; they include food protein-induced all...
Authors: Victoria E. Cook, Lori A. Connors, Timothy K. Vander Leek and Wade Watson
Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2024 20(Suppl 3):70
Content type: Review Published on: 19 December 2024
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Primary prevention of food allergy: beyond early introduction
Food allergy typically begins early in life and persists as a lifelong condition. Delayed introduction of allergenic foods followed by years of hesitancy to introduce these foods early may have contributed to ...
Authors: Edmond S. Chan, Elissa M. Abrams, Douglas P Mack, Jennifer L.P. Protudjer and Wade Watson
Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2024 20(Suppl 3):71
Content type: Review Published on: 19 December 2024
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Eosinophilic esophagitis
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an atopic condition of the esophagus that has become increasingly recognized. Diagnosis of the disorder is dependent on the patient’s clinical manifestations and must be confi...
Authors: Stephanie C. Erdle, Stuart Carr, Edmond S. Chan, Kara Robertson and Wade Watson
Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2024 20(Suppl 3):72
Content type: Review Published on: 19 December 2024
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Allergic rhinitis
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common disorder that is strongly linked to asthma and conjunctivitis. Classic symptoms include nasal congestion, nasal itch, rhinorrhea and sneezing. A thorough history, physical ex...
Authors: Lana Rosenfield, Paul K. Keith, Jaclyn Quirt, Peter Small and Anne K. Ellis
Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2024 20(Suppl 3):74
Content type: Review Published on: 27 December 2024
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Immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated food allergy
Food allergy is defined as an adverse immunologic response to a food. Immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated reactions to foods are associated with a broad range of signs and symptoms that may involve any of the foll...
Authors: Philippe Bégin, Susan Waserman, Jennifer L. P. Protudjer, Samira Jeimy and Wade Watson
Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2024 20(Suppl 3):75
Content type: Review Published on: 30 December 2024
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Inborn errors of immunity (primary immunodeficiencies)
Primary immunodeficiencies (PID), now often referred to as inborn errors of immunity (IEI), are a large heterogeneous group of disorders that result from deficiencies in immune system development and/or functi...
Authors: Vy H. D. Kim, Julia E. M. Upton, Beata Derfalvi, Kyla J. Hildebrand and Christine McCusker
Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2025 20(Suppl 3):76
Content type: Review Published on: 8 January 2025
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Introduction from the editors
Authors: Harold Kim, Anne K. Ellis and Wade Watson
Citation: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2025 20(Suppl 3):77
Content type: Introduction Published on: 13 January 2025
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