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Diagnostic value of nasal provocation testing and rhinomanometry in allergic rhinitis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8807509     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We studied 32 patients, aged 7 to 17 years, with clinical symptoms of perennial allergic rhinitis, isolated (n = 21) or associated with asthma (n = 11), all of them with positive skin test and specific serum IgE for Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Dpt). The control group consisted of 10 children aged 7 to 16 years, with no personal or family history of allergy and with negative skin tests and negative specific serum IgE for mites. Total and specific IgE measurements in nasal secretion and nasal provocation testing (NPT) were also performed with increasing concentrations of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Dpt) extracts. The nasal response was evaluated using a clinical score and active anterior rhinomanometry. The levels of total and specific IgE in nasal secretion were higher in patients with allergic rhinitis than in individuals from the control group. The NPT presented a significant correlation with clinical symptoms, skin tests and specific serum IgE. None of the individuals from the control group presented a positive NPT. No generalized reactions or bronchial response at the immediate phase of NPT were observed. The NPT constitutes a safe, dependable investigative procedure of nasal reactivity to a specific allergen, presenting a good sensitivity and specificity when compared to the other methods classically used in allergy studies.
Authors:
F R Fernandes; D Solé; C Naspitz; F Muñoz-López
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology : official organ of the International Association of Asthmology (INTERASMA) and Sociedad Latinoamericana de Alergia e Inmunología     Volume:  6     ISSN:  1018-9068     ISO Abbreviation:  J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol     Publication Date:    1996 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-01-21     Completed Date:  1997-01-21     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9107858     Medline TA:  J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol     Country:  SPAIN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  184-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de São Pãulo, Brazil.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Allergens / immunology
Antigens, Dermatophagoides
Child
Glycoproteins / immunology
Humans
Immunoglobulin E / analysis
Manometry
Nasal Mucosa / immunology,  secretion
Nasal Provocation Tests* / statistics & numerical data
Predictive Value of Tests
Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / diagnosis*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Allergens; 0/Antigens, Dermatophagoides; 0/Glycoproteins; 37341-29-0/Immunoglobulin E

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