Airway provocation test with ragweed pollen extract in Chinese asthmatics.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
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1994 Dec; 12(2): 125-9
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-36601
ABSTRACT
As ragweed becomes widespread over China, ragweed pollenosis tends to be more frequent. Incidence of ragweed pollenosis is about 1.04% in Qingdao district. To elucidate ragweed as an allergen in the development of bronchial asthma, ragweed pollen extract inhalation airway provocation tests (APT) were studied in 55 patients with ragweed pollenosis. A single dosage of 9,000 PNU ragweed pollen extract was applied and positive response was defined as more than 35% fall in SGrs at the dose of PT35-Grs. Among 55 patients, positive APTs were found in 27 cases (49%), dual late-phase responses in 11 patients, single late-phase responses in 2 patients in the complicated asthma group. Late-phase responses were related to the increased specific IgE and strong positive skin test response (wheal > 11 mm). The results suggested ragweed pollen was one of the important allergens causing bronchial asthma. There was airway hyperresponsiveness to ragweed pollen in some patients (20%) with ragweed pollenosis without asthmatic symptoms.
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Assunto principal:
Pólen
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Asma
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Testes de Provocação Brônquica
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Imunoglobulina E
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Testes Cutâneos
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Alérgenos
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Extratos Vegetais
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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