title: Computer analysis of allergic histories taken by questionnaire.
abstract: We report the development of a detailed allergy questionnaire designed so that the answers can be typed into a mini-computer. Computer programmes have been written to file and to retrieve these answers, and to print a summary which is then 'weighed', so as to produce a clinical atopy score which is then further broken down into indoor and outdoor scores. In a pilot survey of ninety patients, their clinical atopy scores and immunoglobulin E (IgE) profiles have been compared, and additional computer programmes have been written which will (a) assess if a more detailed IgE investigations is warranted, and (b) suggest which allergens, if any, are likely to be responsible for the patients' symptoms.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis; D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012621:Seasons; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E