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HYPOSENSITIZATION IN HOUSE DUST ALLERGY ASTHMA
Author(s) -
AAS KJELL
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1971.tb06655.x
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , provocation test , allergy , dust mites , allergen , placebo , dermatology , immunology , pathology , alternative medicine
Summary A double‐blind controlled study of the effect of house dust hyposensitization was conducted in 93 patients allergic to house dust. The allergy diagnosis was established by bronchial provocation tests, and the degree of bronchial sensitivity to house dust extracts (bronchial threshold dose for allergen) was assessed before and after 2 1/2–3 years' injection treatment. The specific hyposensitization with two different house dust extracts was superior to placebo injections.