title: [Allergy diagnosis in childhood (author's transl)].
abstract: The determination of total IgE with the PRIST as well as its relevance to paediatric diseases is discussed. An allergic basis to bronchial asthma is detected by RAST in 80% of affected children, which contrasts with only 50% positive results found in adults. The most important allergens are grass pollens, house dust, house dust mite, cat hair, guinea-pig hair and moulds. The existence of pscyhosomatic factors as the sole cause of asthma is questioned. Furthermore, hyposensitization treatment is discussed and emphasis laid on the importance of suppressor-T-cells.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000485:Allergens; D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000276:immunology; D004391:Dust; D005399:Fishes; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011058:Pollen; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D004391:Dust; D007073:Immunoglobulin E
vernacular_title: Allergiediagnostik im Kindesalter.