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Allergy to gerbils
Author(s) -
McGIVERN D.,
LONGBOTTOM JOAN,
DAVIES D.
Publication year - 1985
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.1365-2222.1985.tb02269.x
Subject(s) - allergy , asthma , medicine , gerbil , immunology , dermatology , ischemia
Summary Pet gerbils were identified as the cause of asthma or rhinitis in three out‐patients seen over a period of eighteen months. Allergy to gerbils was confirmed by skin tests, RAST and the clinical course. Gerbils are popular household pets and allergy to gerbils may be commoner than recognized.