In vivo histamine release during the first minutes after deliberate sting challenges correlates with the severity of allergic symptoms

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-57

  Halmerbauer, G ^a   Hauk, P ^b   Forster, J ^b   Urbanek, R ^a   Kaufmehl, K ^b   Koller, Dieter Y ^a  

^a ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bee venom allergy; Histamine; IgE antibody; IgG antibody; Skin prick testing; Sting challenge

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BEE STING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; CHILD; HISTAMINE RELEASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IN VIVO STUDY; MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0033055029     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.1999.101012.x     Document Type: Article

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