title: NON-IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS IN ALLERGIC DISEASES.
abstract: Many different explanations of the mechanism of asthma and other allergic diseases have been offered. Of these, the immunologic concept has gained the greatest acceptance. During the past 25 years, a renewed attempt to place the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases on a firm scientific basis has yielded many fundamental facts and principles in such varied fields as immunology and psychiatry, but no one of these disciplines affords a satisfactory approach to the practical management of the individual patient. There is a vast gap between scientific fact and medical practice. The need at present is less for basic principles than for their rational application to diagnosis and treatment. This requires a broad knowledge of the basic sciences, and utilization of that which is applicable.
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000485:Allergens; D001249:Asthma; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System; D004644:Emotions; D004837:Epinephrine; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D010827:Physiology; D011611:Psychosomatic Medicine
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000485:Allergens; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D004837:Epinephrine
keywords: ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; EMOTIONS; EPINEPHRINE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE