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Oral tartrazine challenge in childhood asthma: effect on bronchial reactivity
Author(s) -
HARIPARSAD D.,
WILSON N.,
DIXON C.,
SILVERMAN M
Publication year - 1984
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.1365-2222.1984.tb02194.x
Subject(s) - tartrazine , placebo , asthma , medicine , wheeze , ingestion , inhalation , histamine , spirometry , gastroenterology , anesthesia , pathology , alternative medicine
Summary Ten asthmatic children who gave a history of cough or wheeze after orange drinks, were tested for tartrazine sensitivity. On separate days, either oral tartrazine (1 mg) or a placebo capsule were administered double blind. Bronchial reactivity was measured before, 30 and 60 min after ingestion by means of a histamine‐inhalation challenge test. There was no change in baseline lung function after tartrazine, but histamine sensitivity (PC 20 ) increased significantly in four of the children. No response was obtained to a larger dose of tartrazine (10 mg) in four of the non‐responders. Alteration in the bronchial reactivity after an oral challenge, appears to be a sensitive means of detecting tartrazine sensitivity.