title: Animal dander allergy.
abstract: In a group of twenty-three atopic patients skin tests were performed with the dander allergens of horse, cat and guinea-pig, and with house dust and Timothy pollen allergens. A good agreement was observed between positive skin reactions and the results of RAST with these various allergens. In a number of cases, positive skin reactions were not related to the clinical histories. Likewise, positive RAST scores in several instances proved clinically meaningless. In patients with history-related skin reactions better correlation with RAST was observed. In such patients, skin reactions with photo-inactivated allergens remained strongly positive.
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis* / Q000528:radiation effects; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000276:immunology; D004391:Dust; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D007428:Intradermal Tests; D008027:Light; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000276:immunology; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D004391:Dust; D007073:Immunoglobulin E