COMPARISON OF THE ATOPIC BACKGROUND BETWEEN ALLERGIC AND NONALLERGIC BEEKEEPERS

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作者
MIYACHI, S [1 ]
LESSOF, MH [1 ]
KEMENY, DM [1 ]
GREEN, LA [1 ]
机构
[1] GUYS HOSP, SCH MED, DEPT MED, LONDON SE1 9RT, ENGLAND
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INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF ALLERGY AND APPLIED IMMUNOLOGY | 1979年 / 58卷 / 02期
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10.1159/000232188
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R392 [医学免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Beekeepers and their families were studied. Subjects (34) with a history of bee sting allergy and also a positive radioallergosorbent test (RAST) to honey bee venom were compared with 47 subjects with neither. Subjects (16) in the bee allergy group (47%) had a history of atopic diseases as compared to 6 (13%) in the control group (P < 0.01). In the bee allergy group (44%), 15 had at least 1 positive RAST to 3 common inhalant allergens as compared to 5 (11%) in the control group (P < 0.01). Although bee sting allergy frequently affects non-atopic subjects, sensitization among beekeepers and their families apparently occurs more readily in atopics. A large proportion of patients injectd with foreign proteins (the control group) either never develop venom-specific Ig[immunoglobulin]E antibodies or have suppressed their production.
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