Asthma caused by a pet bat

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 406-407

  Senti, G ^b   Lundberg, M ^b   Wuthrich B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bat feces; Bronchial asthma; Mealworm; Respiratory allergy; Tenebrio molitor

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BAT; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ASTHMA; CHIROPTERA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SKIN TESTS; TENEBRIO;

EID: 0034029832     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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