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  • 1986  (2)
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    Skin reactivity and specific IgE levels in the evaluation of allergic sensitivity to common allergens for epidemiological purposes (1986)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Clinical & experimental allergy 16 (1986), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-2222
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: An investigation was conducted to test the validity of the skin-prick test (SPT) with eleven common allergens (Lofarma series proposed by Italian National Research Council for epidemiological studies) as a method for predicting the presence of specific antibodies in serum. The relationship between SPT, evaluated by two different methods (MWD = mean weal diameter, AHWR = allergen histamine weal ratio), and specific IgE levels (RAST) has been investigated in 101 patients tested consecutively for suspected allergic disease. Sensitivity, specificity and overall efficiency were assessed for different criteria of SPT positivity (≥4 mm or ≥5 mm using MWD; ++ or +++ using AHWR). For pollens and moulds, a weal diameter ≥5 mm gave better results than 4 mm, whereas for mites a MWD ≥4 mm showed a better sensitivity and overall efficiency than 5 mm. Danders showed low sensitivity when either 5 or 4 mm criterion was considered. AHWR evaluation gave no better results, except for animal danders. Correlation coefficients between weal size and RAST class showed a good relationship for mites and pollens using both methods of SPT evaluation; a moderate relationship was observed with MWD criterion for moulds and with AHWR for danders.We conclude that a weal diameter ≥5 mm can be assumed to predict RAST positivity for pollens and moulds, and for mites, a weal ≥4 mm can be a more accurate criterion. The poor correlation between weal diameter and RAST positivity for such allergens as animal danders and moulds suggests that in these cases SPT should be associated to specific serum IgE evaluation to prove allergic sensitivity.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2222.1986.tb01953.x
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  • 2
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    Toxic myopathy induced by industrial minerals oils: Clinical and histopathological features (1986)
    Springer
    Neurological sciences 7 (1986), S. 599-604 
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    ISSN: 1590-3478
    Keywords: Myopathy ; toxic agents ; mineral oils
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Sommario Viene descritto un caso di miopatia subacuta insorta in un uomo di 47 anni addetto alla manutenzione e pulizia delle caldaie di combustione di una centrale termoelettrica. L'anamnesi lavorativa mette in risalto la rilevanza dell'esposizione all'inalazione delle ceneri, derivate dalla combustione di oli minerali e contenenti vari elementi, metalli e metalloidi, tra cui in particolare vanadio e nichel. La sintomatologia d'esordio, il decorso clinico ed i dati istopatologici muscolari suggeriscono come l'esposizione al tossico abbia una verosimile importanza nella determinazione del quadro.
    Notes: Abstract We report a case of subacute myopathy in a 47 years old man engaged on boiler maintenance at an oil-fired thermoelectric power station. The occupational history highlighted heavy exposure to inhalation of ash derived from mineral oil combustion and containing several elements, metals and metalloids, including vanadium and nickel. The presenting symptoms, clinical course and muscle histopathology suggest that exposure to toxic agents probably played an important part in the causation of the myopathy.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02341474
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