Clinical Study
Late Type of Bronchial Response to Milk Ingestion Challenge: A Comparison of Open and Double-Blind Challenge
Table 2
Survey of other diagnostic parameters.
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L: late asthmatic response; N: negative asthmatic response; ∆: Bronchial complaints accompanying the asthmatic response (author’s modified score system): 0: absent, ±: very slight/incidental, +: slight, ++: moderate/intermittent, +++: pronounced/regularly, ++++: very pronounced/distinct/frequent; ◊: skin prick test (SPT) with milk extract; ◊◊: intracutaneous (intradermal) skin test with milk extract; □□: total IgE in the serum (PRIST)-normal value ≤ 500 IU/mL; □□□: positive allergen-specific IgE in the serum for milk (ImmunoCAP) ≥ 0.70 U/mL (=more than class 1); ●: total IgGin 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 (<1.5); ■: IgA ≤ 4.0 g/L (<3.2); ▲: control subjects: 6 open (OFICH) + 6 double-blind (DBPCFC) food ingestion challenges with milk; ○: positive skin response to milk extract. |