Exhaled nitric oxide decreases after positive food-allergen challenge

Clinical and Translational Allergy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Benhamou, Avigael H ^a   Koehli, Alice ^b   Rochat, Isabelle ^a   Inci, Demet ^b   Moeller, Alexander ^b   Taramarcaz, Philip ^a,c   Lauener, Roger P ^b,d   Eigenmann, Philippe A ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c Centre des Allergies et de l'Asthme de la Terrassière   (Switzerland)

^d Children's Allergy and Asthma Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allergen challenge; exhaled Nitric oxide; food allergy; food challenge

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONAL EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; NITRIC OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY RAPID TEST; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE ANALYZER; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROVOCATION TEST; RHINORRHEA; SCHOOL CHILD; SNEEZING; THROAT TIGHTNESS;

EID: 85006274919     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2045-7022-1-14     Document Type: Article

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