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Dietary parameters in patients with drug allergy: Assessing dietary inflammator...
de Castro, ED; Paredes, S; Pinhão, Sílvia; Cernadas, JR; ribeiro, lBackground Research on the increasing incidence of allergic diseases evidenced the role of diet as a potential key factor. Diet can modulate the low-grade systemic inflammation related to obesity and several diseases. There are no published data on drug allergy. Aim To investigate a potential association between diet, including dietary inflammatory index (DII), and drug allergy. Also, to evaluate correlations b...
Obesity markers in patients with drug allergy and body fat as a predictor
de Castro, ED; Pinhão, Sílvia; Paredes, S; Cernadas, JR; Ribeiro, LBackground: Obesity is a chronic low-grade inflammation state associated with several diseases. Objective: To investigate a potential link between drug allergy and obesity, exploring whether the association depends on the type (immediate vs nonimmediate) or the severity of the reaction. Methods: Anthropometric measurements, bioimpedance, and biochemical analysis, including serum adipokines, were performed in 90...
Drug Hypersensitivity Quality of Life Questionnaire: validation procedures and ...
Castro, ED; Barbosa, J; Mesquita, AM; Caires, A; Ribeiro, L; Cernadas, JR; Baiardini, IBackground: Hypersensitivity reactions to drugs are unpredictable and can be very complex and severe, even life threatening. Assess its impact on patient’s health related quality of life (HRQoL) is crucial. The Drug Hypersensitivity Quality of Life Questionnaire (DrHy-Q) is the only validated disease-specific HRQoL questionnaire. We aimed to translate and cross-cultural validate the DrHy-Q to the Portuguese p...