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The effects of alternate‐day corticosteroid therapy on delayed hypersensitivity skin responses
Author(s) -
TINKELMAN DAVID G.,
BLUMBERG MICHAEL Z.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
clinical and experimental allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1365-2222
pISSN - 0954-7894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1976.tb01935.x
Subject(s) - corticosteroid , medicine , delayed hypersensitivity , dermatology , allergy , immunology , surgery , immune system
Summary Alternate‐day corticosteroid therapy has been shown to have a suppressive effect on delayed hypersensitivity skin responses elicited on repeated skin testing in an asthmatic population. While the clinical meaning is not clear, it indicates that alternate‐day corticosteroid therapy may have a subtle effect on cellular hypersensitivity responses.