Clinical Research and Recent Advances in Paediatric Allergic Diseases
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Allergy and Immunology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 7416
Special Issue Editor
2. Children’s Allergy Service, Evelina London, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK
Interests: children’s allergies; food allergy; eczema; clinical trials; research methods; qualitative research
Special Issue Information
Paediatric allergic diseases encompass a group of conditions including food allergy, eczema, asthma, and rhinoconjunctivitis. Individually, these illnesses cause children and their families to experience significant distress and disruption to their daily lives; this is magnified when the allergic march results in children developing more than one allergic disease. Although the symptoms of eczema, asthma, and rhinoconjunctivitis may be controlled with medication and food allergy managed with avoidance of the relevant allergen, there is currently no cure for these conditions. Whilst some children outgrow paediatric allergic diseases, many do not, and hence the allergic burden continues into adulthood, with resultant physical, psychosocial, and economic impacts on individuals and society.
Food allergy prevention trials show that the introduction of peanut protein in infancy prevents peanut allergy in a high-risk population and the introduction of egg before 6 months of age is likely to be beneficial in preventing egg allergy in the general population. Trials of food desensitization also show promise in increasing the threshold of reaction, providing some reassurance to families that accidental exposure to an allergen via cross contamination is unlikely to cause a severe reaction. Trials of immune-modulating treatments for asthma and eczema have resulted in improvements in the treatment of children with severe disease. Despite these recent advances, there are still many unanswered questions regarding the best way to prevent paediatric allergic disease, halt the atopic march, treat those who have these conditions, and reduce the burden of allergic disease on children, their families, and society. We welcome manuscripts that address any of these issues.
Dr. Helen Fisher
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Food allergy
- Asthma
- Eczema
- Rhinoconjunctivitis
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Quality of life
- Economic burden
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