Coprinus comatus (shaggy cap) is a potential source of aeroallergen that may provoke atopic dermatitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 4 I, 1999, Pages 836-841

  Fischer, Barbra ^a   Yawalkar, Nikhil ^a   Brander, Karl A ^a   Pichler, Werner J ^a   Helbling, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aeroallergen; Atopic dermatitis; Atopy patch test; Basidiomycetes; Coprinus comatus; Delayed type reaction; Fungal spores

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BASIDIOMYCETES; COPRINUS; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSHROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033496145     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70295-2     Document Type: Article

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