symptoms (allergy):
Manifestations of allergy differ with age:
Allergy increases target organ hyperresponsiveness, which
lowers the threshold to subsequent allergen exposure:
Interrelationships between allergy and hyperresponsiveness,
which may have both IgE-mediated and non-IgE-mediated
components. SPT, skin prick test:
therapeutic trial of avoidance of the suspected allergen or
provocation testing in the target organ. These parameters are
discussed and a diagnostic approach is recommended.
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