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Cellular allergen stimulation test in the diagnosis of intolerance to non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs Volume 7, numéro 5, July - August 1997

Auteurs
Department of Dermatology, University of Frankfurt Medical School, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt, Germany.
  • Page(s) : 377-8
  • Année de parution : 2000

Pseudo-allergic reactions are inflammatory, immediate-type reactions with clinical symptoms such as rhinitis, asthma, or urticaria. IgE is not involved, but after provocation, histamine release and sulfidoleukotriene (sLT) production can be found in vivo in pseudo-allergic patients [1]. Since IgE is not involved in intolerance reactions, in vitro (e.g. RAST) and in vivo (e.g. prick tests) diagnostic procedures have not been [...]