Specific IgE to colophony?

Specific IgE to colophony?

BACKGROUND Colophony (rosin) is a natural product obtained from coniferous trees. It is used in a diverse range of products such as adhesives, ink, paints and soldering fluxes. Some workers exposed to colophony during soldering can develop occupational asthma; at present, no specific IgE test is available to assess sensitization to colophony. METHODS Serum samples were obtained from exposed s...

Occupational asthma due to unheated colophony.

Specific IgE to Common Food Allergens in Children with Atopic Dermatitis

Background: Atopic dermatitis is a major public health problem, often starting in early childhood and sometimes followed by other allergic diseases. Although hypersensitivity to foods is assumed to play an essential role in the development of atopic dermatitis in some patients, little is known about common food allergens in Iranian children with atopic dermatitis. Objectives: This study was des...

Specific IgE Testing (RAST)

The diagnosis of allergic diseases is based on a combination of clinical history, physical examination, in vivo challenges, and in vitro test methods for the detection of allergen-specific IgE antibodies in the serum of patients. In spite of the fact that the determination of allergen-specific IgE in serum is widely used in daily clinical practice, one should be aware that such determinations, ...

Utility of Specific IgE to Ara h 2 in Italian Allergic and Tolerant Children Sensitized to Peanut

Emerging data suggest that measurement of serum IgE to peanut components can be clinically helpful and more accurate than IgE to whole peanut to predict peanut allergy. Not all studies have used prospective samples, multiple components and oral challenges. Currently, there are no data on this topic involving Italian children. 32 patients (23 males; median age 9 years) with reported history for ...