| |
Patients |
|
| |
Total n=62 |
IAR n=17 |
LAR n=21 |
DLAR n=8 |
DYAR n=11 |
DDYAR n=5 |
NAR n=35 |
Control subjects n=15 |
| Positive SPT response◊ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - immediate |
15 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
| Negative SPT response ◊ |
47 |
9 |
18 |
4 |
11 |
5 |
26 |
15 |
| Positive i.c.test response ◊ ◊ |
55 |
15 |
18 |
7 |
10 |
5 |
34 |
14 |
| - immediate |
23 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
| - late |
22 |
4 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
23 |
9 |
| - delayed |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
| Negative i.c. test response ◊ ◊ |
7 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Increased total IgE (serum) |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Positive specific IgE (serum)□□□ |
9 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Increased total IgG (serum)● |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Increased sub-classes (serum)●● |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - IgG1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| - IgG2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| - IgG3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| - IgG4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Increased total IgM (serum)●●● |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Increased total IgA (serum) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Concomitant disorders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - allergic rhinitis |
9 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| - atopic eczema |
17 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| - urticaria |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| - angio-neurotic edema |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| - gastrointestinal complaints |
21 |
9 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
IAR:Immediate Asthmatic Response; LAR: Late Asthmatic Response; DLAR: Dual Late Asthmatic Response (immediate+late); DYAR: Delayed Asthmatic Response;
DDYAR: Dual Delayed Asthmatic Response (immediate+delayed); NAR=NegativeAsthmatic Response; ◊=Skin Prick Test (SPT); ◊ ◊=intracutaneous (intradermal) skin
tests; □□= total IgE in the serum (PRIST) normal value=<500 IU/mL; □□□= positive allergen-specific IgE in the serum for the particular (tested) food (ImmunoCAP) ≥ 0.70
U/mL (=more than class 1); ●= total IgG in the serum (Single radial immunodiffusion and ELISA)-normal value ≤ 15.0 g/L; ●●=normal values: IgG1<5.0 g/L, IgG2<2.6 g/L,
IgG3<0.4 g/L, IgG4<0.5 g/L; ●●●=IgM ≤ 3.8 g/L; ■=IgA ≤ 4.0 g/L;