title: [Respiratory allergy to house dust. A comparison between clinical reactions and the results of some diagnostic tests. 54 cases (author's transl)].
abstract: Fifty-four cases of respiratory allergy to house dust were studied by observing clinical reactions and, simultaneously, the results of skin tests, respiratory function tests, radio-allergo-sorbent test (RAST) and human basophil degranulation test (HBDT). The standard skin tests matched clinical reactions and correlated better with the results of HBDT (89.5%) than with those of RAST (50%). This would suggest that HBDT is a more reliable test to explore immediate hypersensitivity to heterogenous allergens.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001491:Basophils / Q000276:immunology; D004391:Dust; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D004391:Dust
vernacular_title: Allergies respiratoires à la puossière de maison. Comparaison entre réactions cliniques et résultats de certains tests diagnostiques. 54 observations.