Allergic predisposition among infants with bronchiolitis.
Allergic predisposition among infants with bronchiolitis was examined. The number of infants with serum IgE exceeding mean +1 SD was 31/70 (44.3%). The rate of positive radioallergosorbent test (RAST) scores of 1 or more to mites, egg white, or milk was 31/71 (43.7%) and that of scores over 2 was 11/71 (15.5%). Eosinophils and/or mast cells were found in their nasal smears on several occasions. These results indicated that allergic predisposition may be observed among infants with bronchiolitis.
D000208:Acute Disease; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology*; D001990:Bronchiolitis, Viral / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D002452:Cell Count; D004804:Eosinophils; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test
D007073:Immunoglobulin E