Cat sensitization provoking asthma and pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia

We report a patient who developed asthma associated with exposure to cats. During his evolution he presented pulmonary infiltrates accompanied by eosinophilia in blood and sputum, hemoptysis and flu-like symptoms. The sera contained specific IgE and precipitating antibodies to cat epithelium. After...

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Published inAllergologia et immunopathologia Vol. 16; no. 4; p. 277
Main Authors Sastre Domínguez, J, Azofra García, J, Olaguibel Rivera, J, Hernández de Rojas, D, Sastre Castillo, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Spain 01.07.1988
Subjects
Adolescent
Animals
Asthma - diagnostic imaging
Asthma - etiology
Bronchial Provocation Tests
Cats
Conjunctivitis, Allergic - etiology
Eosinophilia - etiology
Epithelium - immunology
Humans
Immunoglobulin E - analysis
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Male
Radiography
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Summary:We report a patient who developed asthma associated with exposure to cats. During his evolution he presented pulmonary infiltrates accompanied by eosinophilia in blood and sputum, hemoptysis and flu-like symptoms. The sera contained specific IgE and precipitating antibodies to cat epithelium. After a year without contact with cats, precipitating antibodies were negative, and a bronchial provocation test only demonstrated an immediate response.
ISSN:0301-0546