title: [Changes in serum levels of specific and total IgE in patients with allergic rhinopathy treated with H2 antagonists].
abstract: A study has been made of the effects of H2 antagonists in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis with sensitivity towards a single allergen: parietaria. During two years of observation. The patients underwent three cycles of treatment "a la demande". In 70% of the cases an improvement was observed in the symptomatology and a decrease in total serum IgE, while specific IgE remained unvaried. Subsequent treatments showed results overlapping the first, with further improvements.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Otorinolaringoiatrica della I Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia dell'Università, Ospedade Gesù e Maria, Napoli, Italia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Testa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mesolella
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists; D007073:Immunoglobulin E