Atopy patch test with house dust mite allergen - An IgE-mediated reaction?

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 874-882

  Holm, L ^a   Matuseviciene, G ^b   Scheynius, A ^b   Tengvall Linder, M ^b,c  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Atopy patch test; House dust mite; Immunoglobulin E; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; GELATINASE B; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FC FRAGMENT; T6 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; EOSINOPHIL; EXTRACT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; DUST; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITES; PATCH TESTS; RECEPTORS, IGE; SKIN;

EID: 3442888614     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2004.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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