Pilot study of delayed hypersensitivity testing with fungal allergens in patients with allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis

Patch testing was performed with allergen extracts of Alternaria tenuis, Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans, Curvularia spicifera, Helminthosporium, Hormodendrum, Penicillium, Trichoderma viride and Trichophyton rubrum on 23 patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR), 10 patients with CRS w...

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Published inJournal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 115; no. 2; p. S196
Main Authors Volcheck, G.W., Harris, P.A., Kita, H., Richardson, D.M., Davis, M.D.P., Schroeter, A.L., Frigas, E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Mosby, Inc 01.02.2005
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Allergies
Fungi
Nose
Sinuses
Surgery
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Summary:Patch testing was performed with allergen extracts of Alternaria tenuis, Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans, Curvularia spicifera, Helminthosporium, Hormodendrum, Penicillium, Trichoderma viride and Trichophyton rubrum on 23 patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR), 10 patients with CRS with history of previous sinus surgery for CRS, 13 patients with CRS with no history of sinus surgery and 24 healthy controls.
ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2004.12.797