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Occurring in pregnancy of important changes affecting various concentrations of female hormones.
Asthma in childhood affects more males. In contrast, during puberty more women develop asthma for the first time. Although we do not know exactly what happens, it is clear that hormones play an important part in asthmatic disease.

During pregnancy many changes occurring hormone and, in parallel, many women also reported changes in their asthmatic disease: for most of them asthma improves, not to give up more disturbances in a few cases, however, reportedly worsening.

In the latter case there is a clear indication to adjust drug therapy in order to obtain a good control of respiratory function: So, do not worry about taking medicines needed thinking that might hurt the fetus: the child will stay course better if the mother breathes well! Moreover, it is almost always to use drugs in spray formulation, which are safe for the fetus.

To return to school is inevitable that the environmental hygiene of the school is not equal to that of his home, where parents have taken all the rules preventing the allergy to mites. So you should treat children with preventive medication topical (sodium cromoglicic for example, in the form of nasal sprays, eye drops or spray aerosoldosato with spacers) starting about 20 days before returning to school and continuing for about a month.
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Prevent exposure to allergens is the mainstay of therapy, however, a complete prevention is impossible, especially for pollen transported in the air. It is of fundamental importance to implement preventive measures linked to a remediation and environmental hygiene: Keep the windows closed during periods at risk, change and clean filters in heating and air conditioning, avoid dusty environments. The prophylactic measures against mold provide for the reduction of moisture inside the house, with chlorine disinfection of infected areas el’allontanamento contaminated objects such as carpets or objects of wood. You should avoid contact with pets when the allergen is the animal dandruff, while regarding smoking is impossible to avoid exposure.
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Urticaria is a dermatosis characterized by the presence of hives, localized or scattered throughout the body. It can also invade other parts of the body, such as the digestive system, the respiratory system, the vagina, and so on.

Agents that cause hives:

- Substances of plant or animal nature

- Mechanical or physical (hot or cold, light pressure)

-Food or medicines.

The mechanisms that lead to the formation of hives and dell’edema are determined by the antigen and antibody, which give rise to two chemical compounds: histamine (or substance istaminosimile) and the serotina. These substances act in subcutaneous tissue, causing an expansion of the fabric. The permeability of blood vessels is altered, causing the leakage of serum that generates the hives and edema.
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