Allergy to gerbils.
Pet gerbils were identified as the cause of asthma or rhinitis in three out-patients seen over a period of eighteen months. Allergy to gerbils was confirmed by skin tests, RAST and the clinical course. Gerbils are popular household pets and allergy to gerbils may be commoner than recognized.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000276:immunology*; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000209:etiology*; D012882:Skin Tests
D007073:Immunoglobulin E