Bronchial hyperactivity, sputum analysis and skin prick test to inhalant allergens in patients with symptomatic food hypersensitivity

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 781-784

  Kivity, Shmuel ^a,b   Fireman, Elizabeth ^a,b   Sade, Kobe ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bronchial hyperactivity; Food allergy; Induced sputum; Inhalant allergens; Mites; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; METHACHOLINE; POLLEN ANTIGEN;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EOSINOPHILIA; FOOD ALLERGY; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; INHALATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHIL; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SKIN TESTS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 29444438783     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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