- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
- Hematological disorders and diagnostics
- Inflammasome and immune disorders
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
- European Politics and Security
- Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Sinusitis and nasal conditions
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
- Human Health and Disease
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
Children's Hospital Srebrnjak
2012-2025
University of Osijek
2021-2025
St. Helena Hospital
2023-2024
Children's Hospital Zagreb
2021-2023
Opća Bolnica Zadar
2021
Ministry of Health
2012
Food allergies are becoming more common globally. The strict elimination diet, as the main approach so far, has a negative impact on different areas of lives children suffering from food allergies, well their caregivers. Oral immunotherapy (OIT), which consists ingesting small, gradually increasing amounts allergens, is promising approach. Although efficient, this accompanied by frequent adverse reactions (AR), some severe anaphylaxis. It seems that, generally, slow dose escalation, low...
Asthma is a chronic lung disease characterized by reversible bronchoconstriction and inflammation of the bronchi. Its increasing prevalence in childhood as well different triggers make asthma challenging several ways: defining its phenotype/endotype, diagnostic approach (especially younger children), therapeutic options, systematic follow-up. Considering these problems, this review approaches current status limitations guidelines used for management children. It also emphasizes key points...
Our aim was to assess the differences in intraregional prevalence of asthma adolescents Split-Dalmatia County determine risk factors our population and estimate specificity sensitivity questionnaire used.We conducted study using European Community Respiratory Health Survey II short supplemented by some questions from International Study Asthma Childhood questionnaire. The participants suspected have were invited for examination an specialist who established final diagnosis according medical...
The authors conducted two cross-sectional studies 8 years apart with the aim of assessing temporal trends in prevalence asthma and atopic diseases Međimurje County, Northwestern Croatia.Studies were children aged 12 0 months to 14 11 2005 2013; additionally, adolescents 18 2013 according international study on allergies protocol.In age group 12-14 years, a significant increase (5.1% vs 8.31%), allergic rhinitis (10.86% 16.24%), rhinoconjunctivitis (7.14% 10.95%) dermatitis (5.34% 8.12%) was...
Introduction: Allergic rhinitis is an inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa that most often occurs in children and it a growing global health problem. Aim: Aim study was to examine sensitization on inhalant allergens with allergic its association asthma. Methods: We performed cross-sectional using data from our hospital records (2018-2022). A total 412 symptoms participated study, aged 4 17 years old. The presence evaluated by specialist allergology, immunology otorhinolaryngology....
Tijekom posljednjeg desetljeća napredak u razumijevanju patogenetskih mehanizama alergijskih bolesti doveo je do razvoja molekularno specifičnih lijekova,
<b>Introduction:</b> Asthma and obesity impact the public health their prevalence has increased in recent years. Studies show that is a risk factor for asthma. Obesity capable of reducing pulmonary compliance, lung volumes increase adipose tissue metabolism obese leads to systemic proinflammatory state. <b>Aims objectives:</b> To assess effect BMI on asthma levels inflammation asthmatic children. <b>Methods:</b> Of 2000 children, cohort 475 children adolescents with asthma, was recruited....
Background: Selective IgA imunodeficiency is the most frequently occurring primary antibody deficiency. Serum level decreased or even completly absened, while IgM and IgG antibodies displey normal serum levels. plays an important role in immune protection gastrointestinal respiratory tract. Patients with selective can be asimptomatic (>50% of cases) suffer from recurrent gastointestinal infecitions, allergies autoimmune diseases. Allergic rhinitis (AR) common cause chronic rhinitis....
Case ReportSAPHO syndrome is an acronym for "Synovitis, Acne, Pustulosis, Hyperostosis and Osteitis".It combination of cutaneous musculoskeletal manifestations, such as osteoarthritis hyperostosis bones the anterior chest wall associated with acne fulminans hidradenitis suppurativa.We present case a 15-year old boy left hip, osteitis carpal right clavicula conglobata.Bone biopsy hip has been carried out Propionibacterium acnes was found in bone lesion.Identification from SAPHO occasionally...
Background: Atopic diseases are common disorders in childhood.Our aim was to estimate the association between family atopy, pet ownership, farming animals, exposure tobacco smoke and house dust mites with development of atopic diseases.Methods: The study undertaken among 10-12 -year-old school children northern Croatia (ISAAC Phase II).Results: A total 600 participated study; those 300 symptoms allergy diseases.A 310 (51.7%) had a positive atopy.We found less who were exposed animals...
<h3></h3> Convulsions during mild viral gastroenteritis (CwG) represent an entity of benign afebrile seizures occurring in children worldwide. Recent reports have shown that after the introduction RV vaccine incidence RV-associated CwG decreased. Our aim was to evaluate demographic, electroclinical characteristics and outcome hospitalized 6 Croatian centers period from 2008 2018. This is a multicentre prospective study included 40 patients for (male female ratio 25:15). We collected medical...
<h3>Background</h3> Convulsions during mild viral gastroenteritis (CwG) represent a clinically recognized entity of benign afebrile seizures in children. Recent reports have shown that after the introduction RV vaccine incidence RV-associated CwG decreased. <h3>Aim</h3> To evaluate demographic, electroclinical characteristics and outcome children hospitalized 6 Croatian centers period from 2008 to 2018. This is multicenter prospective study included 40 patients for (male female ratio 25:15)....