Retrospective study of clinical observations on insect hypersensitivity and response to immunotherapy in allergic dogs.
Year: 2001
Type: article
Abstract: A retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the importance of insect hypersensitivity in atopic dogs in the northeastern United States. Fifty (63%) of 79 dogs tested with 7 insect allergens, other than flea, had positive reactions to one or more insects. No dog had positive reactions to insects only. Forty-four dogs underwent immunotherapy. Thirty-one had insect antigens in their prescription mixture and 13 had only conventional environmental allergens. There was no statistical difference in the response rate between the 2 groups. Thus, testing with insect allergens did not decrease the number of dogs with negative skin tests, and including insect allergens in immunotherapy mixtures did not improve the response rate.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: E Rothstein, W H Miller, D W Scott, H O Mohammed
Language: English
Subfield: Immunology and Allergy
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W250317039