Is it important to perform pollen skin prick tests in the season?

Sin, BETÜL; Inceoglu, O; Mungan, VESİLE; ÇELİK, GÜLFEM; Kaplan, A; Misirligil, Z

doi:10.1016/s1081-1206(10)62482-9

Is it important to perform pollen skin prick tests in the season?

Sin B. A., Inceoglu O., Mungan D., ÇELİK G. E., Kaplan A., Misirligil Z.

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, cilt.86, sa.4, ss.382-6, 2001 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 86 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2001
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)62482-9
Dergi Adı: Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.382-6
Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Seasonal exposure to pollens causes the characteristic symptoms of respiratory allergy as well as an increase in specific IgE levels and inflammatory mediator release. However, little is known about the effect of natural allergen exposure on the skin test reactivity of patients with seasonal allergy.