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) identifier identifier identifier identifier

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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.