Cat sensitization provoking asthma and pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia.
We report a patient who developed asthma associated with exposure to cats. During his evolution he presented pulmonary infiltrates accompanied by eosinophilia in blood and sputum, hemoptysis and flu-like symptoms. The sera contained specific IgE and precipitating antibodies to cat epithelium. After a year without contact with cats, precipitating antibodies were negative, and a bronchial provocation test only demonstrated an immediate response.
Sastre Domínguez
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Allergy Department, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain.
Azofra García
J
J
Olaguibel Rivera
J
J
Hernández de Rojas
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D
Sastre Castillo
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A
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001985:Bronchial Provocation Tests; D002415:Cats; D003233:Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Q000209:etiology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
D007073:Immunoglobulin E