Immediate hypersensitivity to common inhalants - An investigation of nasobronchial allergy patients in Kolkata, India

Allergy and Clinical Immunology International

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 114-119

  Podder, Sanjay ^a   Chowdhury, Indrani ^b   Das, Arijit ^b   Gupta, Salil Kumar ^a   Saha, Goutam Kumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b Allergy and Asthma Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

House dust mite; India; Kolkata; Nasobronchial allergy; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NIGRA; COCONUT; COTTON; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; INDIA; KAPOK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLEN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ALLERGY;

EID: 33745324673     PISSN: 08381925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0838-1925.18.3.114     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Smith JM. Epidemiology and natural history of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis. In E Middleton, CE Rud, EF Ellis (Eds.), Allergy: Principles & Practice, 2nd ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, 1983, p. 633-658
2. Saha GK. House dust mite allergy in Calcutta, India: Evaluation by RAST. Ann Allergy 1993; 70:305-309
3. Saha GK. Relationship between Dermatophagoides mite density and specific immune response in asthmatic patients. Ann Allergy 1994; 73:429-433
4. Saha GK. House dust mite sensitivity among rural and urban asthmatics of West Bengal, India: A comparison. Aerobiologia 1997; 13:269-273
5. Saha GK, Modak A, Tandon N, Chaudhuri DK. The evaluation of skin prick test in house dust mite allergy in Calcutta, India. Tropical Geograph Med 1995; 47:278-281
6. Modak A, Saha GK. Effect of certain socio-ecological factors on the population density of house dust mites in mattress dust of asthmatic patients of Calcutta, India. Aerobiologia 2002; 18:239-244
7. Chanda, S. Pollen grains as aeroallergens: Morphological, Biological and Clinical approach. In SN Agashe (Ed.), Recent trends in aearology, allergy and immunology. New Delhi: Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, 1994
8. Grater WC, Dockhorn R, Boggs P,Don RL. Report of the American College of Allergists' Committe on standarisation of allergic extracts. Ann Allergy 1982; 49:49-54
9. Dobreya N. Mould sensitivity in allergic respiratory disease. Can Med Assoc J 1962; 97:1310
10. Borges MS, Hulett CA, Malka S. Inhalent allergens clinically significant in Latin America. Allergy Clin Immunol Int - J World Allergy Org 2004; 16:28-32
11. Pherwani AV, Desai AG, Bhave SY. An analysis of skin prick test reactions in asthmatic children in Bombay. Ind J Chest Dis All Sci 1985; 27:219-224
12. Hannway PJ, Hyde JS. Scratch and Intradermal skin testing: A comparative study in 250 atopic children. Ann Allergy 1970; 28:413-419
13. Barbee RA, Lebowitz MD, Thompson HC, Burrows B. Immediate skin test reactivity in a general population sample. Ann Intern Med 1968; 84:129-133
14. Murray AB, Simons FE, Ferguson AC, Freigang B, Gerrard J, Gold M. Skin testing for allergy in children. Can Med Assoc J 1983; 129:824-830