Article
Dissociation between skin test reactivity and anti-aeroallergen IgE: Determinants among urban Brazilian children.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Alcantara-Neves Neuza M, Veiga Rafael V, Ponte João C M, da Cunha Sérgio S, Simões Silvia M, Cruz Álvaro A, Yazdanbakhsh Maria, Matos Sheila M, Silva Thiago Magalhães, Figueiredo Camila A, Pontes-de-Carvalho Lain C, Rodrigues Laura C, Fiaccone Rosemeire L, Cooper Philip J, Barreto Maurício L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The dissociation between specific IgE and skin prick test reactivity to aeroallergens, a common finding in populations living in low and middle-income countries, has important implications for the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases. Few studies have investigated the determinants of this dissociation. In the present study, we explored potential factors explaining this dissociation in children...
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