Non-specific reactions caused by diluents containing glycerol in nasal and bronchial challenge tests
- 1 May 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical and Experimental Allergy
- Vol. 9 (3) , 225-227
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2222.1979.tb01546.x
Abstract
Patients (61) hospitalized because of asthma and/or allergic rhinitis were given nasal and bronchial challenge tests with diluents containing glycerol. Sixty-two percent of the patients with rhinitis and 37% of those with asthma gave positive reactions. Glycerol should therefore not be used in allergen extracts meant for challenge tests. The non-specific effect of glycerol seems to be cumulative with increasing dose.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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