Aspects of allergy in rheumatology

• Published in: Clinical and experimental rheumatology Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 560 - 566
• Main Authors: SPOERL, D, SCHERER, K, TYNDALL, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pisa Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 01-05-2011
• Subjects: Allergic diseases; Antirheumatic Agents - adverse effects; Antirheumatic Agents - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Bones, joints and connective tissue. Antiinflammatory agents; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Drug Hypersensitivity - classification; Drug Hypersensitivity - etiology; Humans; Hypersensitivity - classification; Hypersensitivity - physiopathology; Immunopathology; Medical sciences; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Rheumatic Diseases - complications; Rheumatic Diseases - drug therapy; Rheumatic Diseases - physiopathology; Risk Assessment; Skin allergic diseases. Stinging insect allergies; Urticaria - etiology; Immunopathology; Allergy; Skin disease; urticarial vasculitis; Urticaria; Hypersensitivity; Rheumatology; Cardiovascular disease; Vascular disease; Vasculitis; antirheumatic agents; immune complex diseases; Antirheumatic agent; drug hypersensitivity; Immune complex
• ISSN: 0392-856X; 1593-098X

This review focuses on several basic mechanisms of allergy and when a rheumatologist should consider an external agent as being responsible for seemingly 'rheumatic' manifestations. Typical allergic diseases are discussed in order to help the physician to recognise them. In addition, allergic aspects and adverse drug reactions of antirheumatic drugs and biopharmaceutical agent therapies will be discussed.