Respiratory allergy to moth: the importance of sensitization to Bombyx mori in children with asthma and rhinitis

Objective: this study aimed to prepare a silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) antigenic extract and to perform skin prick tests with this extract in patients with allergic respiratory diseases; to evaluate serum specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) to Bombyx mori using ImmunoCAP® system and to compare the frequen...

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Main Authors: Laura M.L. Araujo, Nelson A. Rosário Filho, Carlos A. Riedi
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553614000275