title: Human seminal plasma allergy in India.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Research, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens