key: cord-0888037-emeb5ge7 authors: Chang, Yoon-Seok title: The 10th Anniversary of Asia Pacific Allergy date: 2020-01-31 journal: Asia Pac Allergy DOI: 10.5415/apallergy.2020.10.e10 sha: 3e039d09e97b28724f19438f21fcebab6c15c986 doc_id: 888037 cord_uid: emeb5ge7 nan Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of airway that can be exacerbated by various triggering factors. Which tests can predict the loss of asthma control? In this issue, Kreetapirom et al. [4] and Kang et al. [5] shares their experience with forced oscillator technique, a noninvasive objective measurement of lung physiology, and spirometric parameters such as forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity with fractional exhaled nitric oxide. Fruit allergy is an interesting area. Most patients have oral allergy syndrome. However, some patients have very severe allergic reactions such as anaphylaxis. This issue contains interesting articles on banana-induced anaphylaxis from Thailand [6] , and the association between fruit and vegetable allergies and pollen-food allergy in Japanese children [7] . This issue also contains unique articles on 5-year experience of peanut allergy in the largest pediatric hospital in Singapore [8] and differences in omega-5-gliadin allergy, wheat dependent exercise induced anaphylaxis, from Hong Kong and UK [9] . Proper diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis is very critical in the Emergency Department. De Vera and Tagaro [10] emphasize the importance again in the article from the Philippines. Educations not only for patients and their care givers, but also for medical students, physicians, nurses, nurseries, kindergartens, schools, and emergency rescue teams are very important to increase the awareness on anaphylaxis [11] [12] [13] [14] . In this January, there has been lots of difficulties such as Taal volcano eruption in the Philippines (I was in Silang near Taal with medical students for a medical volunteer program at the time of eruption), and 2019-nCoV, a novel corona virus, outbreak. As the Editor-in-Chief, I deeply appreciate those who contributed for this issue in times of difficulty. Our mission is to publish your work, and to introduce you and your work to the world. Please note that Japanese Society of Allergology/ World Allergy Organization Joint Congress (WAC 2020) conjoint with the APAAACI/APAPARI 2020 Congress will be held in Kyoto on September 17-20 this year. It is also the official APAAACI congress. Hope many of you can join us. Please save the dates! Drug hypersensitivity reactions in Asia: regional issues and challenges Banana anaphylaxis in Thailand: case series Association between fruit and vegetable allergies and pollen-food allergy syndrome in Japanese children: a multicenter cross-sectional case series A 5-year retrospective review of children with peanut allergy in the largest paediatric hospital in Singapore Differences in omega-5-gliadin allergy: East versus West Anaphylaxis diagnosis and management in the emergency department of a tertiary hospital in the Philippines Carrying rates of epinephrine devices in children with food-induced anaphylaxis Administration of the adrenaline auto-injector at the nursery/kindergarten/school in Western Japan Anaphylaxis audit in a busy metropolitan Emergency Department: a review of real life management compared to best practice 119 Rescue team's awareness of anaphylaxis and asthma exacerbation in Gyeonggi-do province of Korea: before and after education