Dander allergies

Lutsky II, Neuman I (1975) Laboratory dander allergy. I An occupational disease. Ann Allergy 35 201-205 Thomsen RJ, Honsinger RW (1987) Immediate hypersensitivity reaction to amphibian serum manifesting as eczema. Arch Dermatol 123 1436-1437... 

Lutsky, LI. and I. Neuman. 1975. Laboratory animal dander allergy I. An occupational disease. Ann. Allergy 35 201-205. 

Neuman, I. and I. Lutsky. 1976. Laboratory animal dander allergy II. Clinical studies and the potential protective effect of disodium chromoglycate. Ann, Allergy 36 23-29. 

Allergens Pollutants that may cause an allergy, including pollens, dusts, animal dander, insect debris, mold and fungi spores. 

Van der Veen MJ. Mulder M. Witteman AM. van Ree R. Aalberse RC. Jansen HM. van der Zee JS False-positive skin prick test responses to commercially available dog dander extracts caused by contamination with house dust mite (Dermatophagoides pteronyssimus) allergens. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1996 98 1028-1034... 

As a general rule, we don t recommend air filters because the air they produce is never as pure as outdoor air, even in the city. If for some reason you can t ventilate a room, or you ve tested and find that, despite your best efforts, pollutants remain, here are some things to consider First of all, what do you need to filter, and how much money are you willing to spend to get the job done There are two types of pollutants, particulates (which include dust, mold, pollen, soot, smoke, and dander) and gases (VOCs from paint, plastics, and solvents). Air purifiers can t do much for gaseous pollutants, but they will get rid of particulates, which cause asthma and allergies. 

Nonfood allergy (reactions to pollen, mould, dust mite, dander)... 

It is not uncommon for coughs to persist for several weeks in children after a chest infection. However, the child may have an allergy and be developing asthma. If so, the most likely cause is house dust mite or dander (fur particles) from a household pet. You should ask the mother for further clues for example is he worse in any particular room of the house, or worse after dust is raised, say with vacuuming or with changing the bed sheets Do any other family members suffer from asthma, hayfever or eczema On the other hand the child may have another viral upper respiratory tract infection, but as you are unable to decide the cause you should advise the mother to take him back to the doctor. 

Sears MR, Herbison GP, Holdaway MD, et al The relative risks of sensitivity to grass pollen, house dust mite and cat dander in the development of childhood asthma. Clin Exp Allergy 1989 19 419-424,... 

Biological samples including blood and urine may present health risks to the personnel collecting and analyzing the samples. When diverse blood samples are transported, received, or analyzed, every effort should be made to reduce the biohazards for laboratory staff (Truchaud et al. 1994 WHO 2003). Suitable containers or bags should be used to transport samples from the animal care buildings to the laboratory. Allergies to laboratory animals and their samples remain a risk for laboratory workers, and efforts should be made to minimize exposure to animal dander, etc. (Venables et al. 1988 Hunskaar and Fosse 1990 Cullinan et al. 1994 Wood and Smith 1999). 

Epstein S (1948) Milker s eczema. J Allergy 19 333-341 Kanerva L, Susitaival P (1996) Cow dander - the most common cause of occupational contact urticaria in Finland. Contact Dermatitis 35 309-310... 

Cow dander is also the most common cause of occupational rhinitis and asthma in Finland (Kanerva and Vaheri 1993 Kanerva et al. 1994). Contact urticaria caused by cow dander is IgE-mediated and, recently, major bovine allergens have been characterized by immunoassays (Ylonen et al. 1992, 1994). Allergy to cow dander is well known in Finland, but elsewhere may not be looked for or recognized (Janssens et al. 

Terho EO, Husman K, Vohlonen I, Rautalahti M, Tukiainen H (1985) Allergy to storage mites or cow dander as a cause of rhinitis among Finnish farmers. Allergy 40 23-26... 

Ylonen J, M tyjarvi R, Taivainen A, Virtanen T (1992) IgG and IgE antibody responses to cow dander and urine in farmers with cow-induced asthma. Clin Exp Allergy 22 83-90... 

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