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The effect of orally administered sodium cromoglycate on symptoms of food allergy
Author(s) -
DANNAEUS A.,
FOUCARD T.,
JOHANSSON S. G. O.
Publication year - 1977
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.1365-2222.1977.tb01431.x
Subject(s) - sodium cromoglycate , medicine , placebo , disodium cromoglycate , immunoglobulin e , food allergy , allergy , cromolyn sodium , allergen , dermatology , immunology , asthma , antibody , alternative medicine , pathology
Summary A comparison was made between the effects of sodium cromoglycate (SCG) and placebo on symptoms of food allergy in twenty children. Both the clinician's and patient's preferences and the clinician's evaluation of the specific response to challenge showed a significant benefit from SCG. A striking effect on skin symptoms was seen in some children and the recorded mean score for skin symptoms was lower after 2 weeks’ treatment with sodium cromoglycate. However, the differences detected from the mean symptom scores were not statistically significant. Neither were there any significant changes in the IgE, IgG, IgA and IgM food allergen antibody levels related to the treatment.