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FAMILIAL NONREAGINIC FOOD ALLERGY
Author(s) -
Meyer Milo G.
Publication year - 1949
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1949.tb39882.x
Subject(s) - citation , annals , library science , medicine , psychology , history , classics , computer science
Familial nonreaginic food allergy, or “idioblapsis,” owes its name to Dr. Arthur F. Coca. If the assumptions which, for the most part, Dr. Coca and I believe to be true become established facts, the mystery as to the etiological factors of previously unexplained illnesses will be removed. If, however, we should be found mistaken, those of us who are successfully using the knowledge of this allergy as a therapeutic aid are running the risk of professional condemnation and ridicule. Further, we could only attribute the results obtained to the effect of psychological suggestion on unstable and neurotic patients. This paper, then, is written not in defense of the existence of such an allergy but, rather, out of my own experience, in an attempt to explain further the rationale of the conclusion that there is an extraneous factor which not only precipitates a disordered mechanism of bodily function but, also, renders the organism susceptible to the ravages of certain infectious agents. Of necessity, constant reference must be made to Dr. Coca’s1 book on this subject. Having had the opportunity of testing his radical ideas in a certain group of patients typical of those seen by the average internist, I belive very serious consideration of his theories is warranted. Thus, this paper will be divided into the following sections: (1) theory; (2) practical application; (3) results obtained. From this division, it is hoped to prove the existence of idioblapsis as an entity. It is a highly controversial subject.