Human seminal plasma allergy in India.
Human seminal plasma allergy (HSPA) in women has been documented in the West. We describe here the first case of HSPA reported in India. An 18-year-old married woman presented with a 2-year history of episodic wheezing dyspnea. She had always had local postcoital symptoms since her first intercourse. Systemic symptoms developed subsequently. Despite more than 2 years of unprotected coitus, the patient had not conceived. The intradermal tests with seminal plasma antigen prepared from her husband's semen and from a healthy volunteer were markedly positive in the patient. Similar tests on her husband were negative. HSPA, especially the local forms, may be difficult to identify in our social conditions.
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Department of Clinical Research, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, India.
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Agarwal
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D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D003275:Contraceptive Devices, Male; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D007194:India; D012661:Semen / Q000276:immunology*; D012882:Skin Tests
D000941:Antigens