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The relationship between reported atopy or allergy and immunoglobulins: a preliminary study
Author(s) -
WATKINS J.,
CLARKE R.S.J.,
FEE J.P.H.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1981.tb10320.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atopy , hay fever , allergy , asthma , family history , dermatology , immunoglobulin e , atopic dermatitis , contact allergy , immunology , contact dermatitis , surgery , antibody
Summary The serum of 50 surgical patients with a history of asthma, hay fever or allergy has been analysed for IgE levels and compared with a control group without such a history. The values in the ‘normal’ group largely fell within the accepted range (below 200 iu./ml). Those in the ‘hypersensitive’ group had a wide range extending to over 1000 iu./ml but many of those with low values in this group had contact dermatitis and similar minor allergies. However, analysis of cases studied shows that any patient with a history of atopy or allergy is at risk from Cremophor‐containing intravenous anaesthetics.