Type I hypersensitivity to <i> Parthenium hysterophorus</i> in patients with parthenium dermatitis
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Type I hypersensitivity to Parthenium hysterophorus in patients with parthenium dermatitis.
BACKGROUND Parthenium dermatitis is a major problem in urban and rural India. Patients with severe allergic rhinitis due to exposure to pollens of parthenium are reported to have parthenium specific IgE and IgG antibodies. Parthenium induces contact dermatitis by Type IV hypersensitivity and allergic rhinitis by Type-I hypersensitivity. AIMS The study was undertaken to detect Type-I and Type-...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.33641