Autologous serum skin test reactivity and basophil histamine release test in patients with nasal polyposis: Preliminary results

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 641-647

  Zambetti, Giampietro ^a   Ciofalo, A ^a   Soldo, P ^a   Fusconi, M ^a   Romeo, R ^b   Greco, A ^a   Altissimi, G ^a   Macri, G F ^b   Marinelli, C ^b   Pagliuca, G ^c   De Vincentiis, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b National Health Institute   (Italy)

^c Department of Otolaryngology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autologous serum skin test; Basophil histamine releasing test; Moderate severe persistent allergic rhinitis; Nasal polyposis; Non allergic; Non infectious perennial rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AUTOANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METHACHOLINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOLOGOUS SERUM SKIN TEST; BASOPHIL; BASOPHIL HISTAMINE RELEASE TEST; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC URTICARIA; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NOSE POLYP; PATHOGENESIS; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

EID: 77955348949     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463201002300228     Document Type: Article

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