Allergen-specific IgE antibody in diagnostics of occupational asthma and occupational rhinitis;Alergenowoswoiste przeciwciała IgE w diagnostyce zawodowej astmy oskrzelowej i alergicznego, zawodowego nieżytu nosa

Medycyna Pracy

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 379-387

  Dudek, Wojcieck ^a,b   Wittczak, Tomasz ^a   Walusiak, Jolanta ^a   Krakowiak, Anna ^a   Pałczyński, Cezary ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allergen specific IgE; Occupational asthma; Occupational rhinitis; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; RUBBER;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COTTON; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FLOUR; GRAIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 10644234639     PISSN: 04655893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Kowalski M.L.: Immunopatogeneza alergii atopowej. W: Kowalski M.L. [red.]. Immunologia kliniczna. Mediton, Łódź 2000, ss. 137-165.
2. Banks D.E.: Use of the specific challenge in the diagnosis of occupational asthma: a "gold standard" test or a test not used in current practice of occupational asthma? Curr. Opin. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2003; 3: 101-107.
3. Cockroft D.W., Killian D.N., Mellon J.J., Hargreave F.E.: Bronchial reactivity to histamine: a method and clinical survey. Clin. Allergy 1977; 7: 235-243.
4. Greiff L., Pipkorn U., Alkner U., Persson C.G.: The 'nasal pool' device applies controlled concentrations of solutes on human nasal airway mucosa and samples its surface exudations/secretions. Clin. Exp. Allergy 1990; 20: 253-259.
5. Górski P., Krakowiak A., Ruta U.: Nasal and bronchial responses to flour - inhalation in subjects with occupationally induced allergy affecting airways. Int. Arch. Occup. Environ. Health 2000; 74: 488-497.
6. Górski P., Krakowiak A., Pazdrak K., Pałczyński C., Ruta U., Walusiak J.: Nasal challenge test in the diagnosis of allergic respiratory diseases in subjects occupationally exposed to high molecular allergen (flour). Occup. Med. 1998; 48: 91-97.
7. Jȩdrychowski W.: Podstawy epidemiologii. Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Kraków 1995.
8. Adinoff A.D., Rosloniec D.M., McCall L.L., Nelson H.S.: Immediate skin test reactivity to Food and Drug Administration-approved standardized extracts. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 1990; 86: 766-774.
9. Pastorello E.A., Incorvaia C., Ortolani C., Bonini S., Canonica G.W., Romagnani S.: Studies on the relationship between the level of specific IgE antibodies and the clinical expression of allergy: I. Definition of levels distinguishing patients with symptomatic from patients with asymptomatic allergy to common aeroallergens. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 1995; 96: 580-587.
10. Wood R.A., Phipatanakul W., Hamilton R.G., Eggleston P.A.: A comparison of skin prick tests, intradermal skin tests, and RASTs in the diagnosis of cat allergy. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 1999; 103: 773-779.
11. Brown W.G., Halonen M.J., Kaltenborn W.T., Barbee R.A.: The relationship of respiratory allergy, skin test reactivity, and serum IgE in a community population sample. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 1979; 63: 328-335.
12. Nelson H.S., Oppenheimer J., Buchmeier A., Kordash T.R., Freshwater L.L.: An assessment of the role of intradermal skin testing in the diagnosis of clinically relevant allergy to timothy grass. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 1996; 976: 1193-11201.
13. Vandenplas O., Binard Van-Cangh F., Brumagne A., Caroyer J.M., Thimpont J., Sohy C.: Occupational asthma in symptomatic workers exposed to natural rubber latex: Evaluation of diagnostic procedures. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2001; 107: 542-547.
14. Stuckey M.S., Will C.S., Shmitt L.H.: Histamine sensitivity influences reactivity to allergens. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 1985; 75: 373-376.
15. Dolen W.K.: IgE antibody in the serum - detection and diagnostic significance. Allergy 2003; 58: 717-723.
16. Fiocchi A., Bouygue B., Sala M., Travaini M.: The clinical interpretation of skin prick tests (SPT). Pediatr. Allergy Immunol. 1999; 10: 274-275.
17. Kruszewski J., Maleszka P., Płusa T.: Case of anaphylactic shock in the course of skin prick tests. Pneumonol. Alergol. Pol. 1994; 62: 405-409.
18. Tee R.D., Cullinan P., Welch J., Burge P.S., Newman-Taylor A.J.: Specific IgE to isocyanates: a useful diagnostic role in occupational asthma. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 1998; 101: 709-715.
19. Bernstein L.: Proceedings of the Task Force on Guidelines for Standardizing Old and New Technologies Used for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic Diseases. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 1988; 82: 487-526.
20. Pelikan Z.: The diagnostic approach to immediate hypersensitivity in patients with allergic rhinitis; a comparison of nasal challenges and serum RAST. Ann Allergy 1983; 51: 395-400.
21. Malo J.L., Ghezzo H., L'Archeveque J., Lagier F., Perrin B., Cartier A.: Is the clinical history a satisfactory means of diagnosis occupational asthma? Am. Rev. Resp. Dis. 1991; 143: 528-532.
22. Baur X., Huber H., Degenes P., Allmers H., Ammon J.: Relation between occupational asthma case history, bronchial metacholine challenge, and specific challenge tests in patients with suspected occupational asthma. Am. J. Ind. Med. 1998; 33: 114-122.