2022
Safety Considerations for Natural Products Commonly Used By Patients with Allergic Disease
Soffer G, Shroff P, Horwitz R. Safety Considerations for Natural Products Commonly Used By Patients with Allergic Disease. The Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology In Practice 2022, 10: 3131-3138. PMID: 36174919, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.09.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional medical therapyHealth care providersMedical therapyAllergic diseasesClinical commentaryAdverse reactionsDrug Administration requirementsCare providersSide effectsAlternative medicinePatientsDietary supplementsU.S. FoodAllergyAdministration requirementsMedicinal plantsNatural productsTherapyCliniciansSafety considerationsDiseaseClinical experience with sesame oral immunotherapy and a quality-of-life assessment
You L, Soffer G, Factor J. Clinical experience with sesame oral immunotherapy and a quality-of-life assessment. Journal Of Food Allergy 2022, 4: 1-9. PMID: 39021386, PMCID: PMC11250642, DOI: 10.2500/jfa.2022.4.220003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral immunotherapyRespiratory reactionsMaintenance therapyGastrointestinal reactionsSesame allergyCutaneous reactionsFood Allergy QualityFurther prospective studiesYears of ageQuality of lifeFood-related anxietyAdverse eventsPatient chartsProspective studyLife QuestionnaireAdverse reactionsAllergic reactionsFemale genderClinical experiencePatientsDietary limitationsTherapyPrivate practiceU.S. populationOdds
2020
Community Private Practice Clinical Experience with Peanut Oral Immunotherapy
Afinogenova Y, Rubin T, Patel S, Powell R, Gilo J, Denno M, Soffer G, Lee J, Mendelson L, Factor J. Community Private Practice Clinical Experience with Peanut Oral Immunotherapy. The Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology In Practice 2020, 8: 2727-2735. PMID: 32247684, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeanut oral immunotherapyPeanut-specific IgE levelsCutaneous adverse eventsRespiratory adverse eventsGastrointestinal adverse eventsAdverse eventsSpecific IgE levelsPeanut-allergic patientsOral immunotherapySystemic reactionsIgE levelsAdverse reactionsRetrospective chart reviewSpecific patient characteristicsMaintenance phaseAllergic profileGastrointestinal symptomsChart reviewImmunologic factorsPatient characteristicsPatient demographicsBlood pressureEosinophilic esophagitisAllergy testingPeanut allergy
2017
Successful Graded Dose Challenge to Iodixanol Radiocontrast Media in a Patient With Delayed Anaphylaxis to Iohexol
Soffer G, Cohen B, Toh J, Edelman D, Garg K, Jariwala S. Successful Graded Dose Challenge to Iodixanol Radiocontrast Media in a Patient With Delayed Anaphylaxis to Iohexol. Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2017, 52: 59-60. PMID: 29084492, DOI: 10.1177/1538574417736420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose challengeRadiocontrast media (RCM) hypersensitivityPostanesthesia care unitHospital coursePrednisone taperCare unitFinal doseSafe procedureAdverse reactionsLower extremitiesRight toeRadiocontrast mediaRadiographic studiesPatientsOperating roomAngiogramsLiterature reviewHoursRevascularizationGangreneAnaphylaxisHospitalDiphenhydramineExtremitiesHypersensitivity