Hyposensitization therapy with alum-precipitated pyridine extracts in animal dander sensitive patients.
Hyposensitization therapy with APP extracts was found to be effective in 80% of 185 patients allergic to animals (96 to cats, 84 to dogs and 5 to horses) with a minimum of reactions (2.5 local and 0.2% constitutional). Lower respiratory symptoms were the most common complaints, followed by nasal, ocular and respiratory, singly or in combination.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000534:Alum Compounds; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D004285:Dogs; D006197:Hair; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011725:Pyridines
D000485:Allergens; D000534:Alum Compounds; D011725:Pyridines