Allergic angina following wasp sting: Kounis syndrome
in Oxford Medical Case Reports
P ublished online June 2015 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Allergy; Cardiovascular Medicine; Emergency Medicine. 812 words.
Kounis syndrome is defined as an acute coronary syndrome triggered by the release of inflammatory mediators following an allergic insult characterized by acute onset of breathlessness,...
Allergy
in Training in Medicine
July 2016; p ublished online October 2016 .
Chapter. Subjects: Clinical Medicine; Allergy. 9745 words.
Chapter 2 covers the basic science and clinical topics relating to allergy which trainees are required to learn as part of their basic training and demonstrate in the MRCP. It covers basic...
A case of cough variant asthma undiagnosed for 16 years
in Oxford Medical Case Reports
P ublished online May 2014 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Medicine and Health; Allergy. 1020 words.
A 64-year-old female patient presented with a 16-year history of persistent dry cough that was undiagnosed after workups at several healthcare facilities. The patient denies wheezing,...
Hyperpigmented cutaneous lesions that flare-up with scratching: Darier's sign
in Oxford Medical Case Reports
P ublished online February 2015 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Medicine and Health; Allergy. 1095 words.
We present the case of a 40-year-old male with a past medical history of urticaria pigmentosa (UP) who presented for consultation to the Allergy clinic for an opinion of systemic...
Schick, Béla
in American National Biography Online
January 1999; p ublished online February 2000 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Paediatrics; Allergy; Pathology. 1375 words.
Schick, Béla (16 July 1877–06 December 1967), pediatrician and allergist, was born in Boglar, Hungary, the son of Jacob Schick, a grain merchant, and Johanna (or Joanna) Pichler. Although...
Training in Medicine
July 2016; p ublished online October 2016 .
Book. Subjects: Clinical Medicine; Acute Medicine; Allergy; Cardiovascular Medicine; Caring for Others; Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Dermatology; Endocrinology and Diabetes; Gastroenterology; Haematology; Infectious Diseases; Neurology; Ophthalmology; Nephrology; Respiratory Medicine and Pulmonology; Rheumatology; Epidemiology. 912 pages.
Training in Medicine is a complete guide to early years specialty training in medicine, and particularly focuses on core medical training. Essential for those taking the MRCP,...
