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The radioallergosorbent test (RAST) in nasal polyposis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A.C. John  and
T. G. Merrett
A.C. John
Affiliation:
E.N.T. Department, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE.
T. G. Merrett
Affiliation:
RAST Allergy and Research Unit, Benenden Chest Hospital, Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 4AX.
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Abstract

Summary

The incidence of atopy among 64 adults undergoing polypectomy was 25 per cent. Among these atopic patients it was usual for the polyp IgE level to exceed that in the serum. Similarly, D. pteronyssinus-specific IgE was more commonly identified in polyp fluid by the RAST technique than in serum. However, this was not so for grass poolen-specific IgE, where serum and polyp fluid were equally positive. We conclude that there are atopic and non-atopic polyps.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 93 , Issue 9 , September 1979 , pp. 889 - 898
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1979

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