Immunity and allergy--a report of skin-testing (for allergic diatheses) in Nigeria.
The importance of Allergy in the causation of several important diseases e.g. Asthma, is well known (Voohorst 1962; Voorhorst, Spieska-Beezeman and Spieska 1964-). In this article, the value of finding out the causative allergen by a detailed case-history and later by a skin-testing against the most probable allergens (as suggested by the case-history)--is stressed. The major allergens responsible for the Allergic immunopathies in Nigeria--as found by testing in 50 cases are mentioned. It is hoped that more hospitals will be stimulated to perform skin-testing in view of the encouraging results and responses to de-sensitization so far obtained in different centres practising this procedure.
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Department of Otolaryngology, University of Nigeria, Faculty of Medicine Enugu, East Central State, Nigeria.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012882:Skin Tests