Remission of Intractable Allergic Symptoms by Acute Intercurrent Infections

Article1 May 1953REMISSION OF INTRACTABLE ALLERGIC SYMPTOMS BY ACUTE INTERCURRENT INFECTIONSJOSEPH H. FRIES, M.D., F.A.C.P., STANFORD BORNE, M.D.JOSEPH H. FRIES, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, STANFORD BORNE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-38-5-928 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is common knowledge that upper respiratory and other bacterial infections may have an adverse effect on the course of chronic allergic symptomatology. This effect is a recurrent theme in the medical literature.1-4 Less well annotated is the temporary clearance of intractable allergic symptoms which may result from an acute intercurrent infection.5-7Thirty-two atopic children, while under our observation, showed a temporary remission of their allergic symptoms following a viral or bacterial infection. 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Swanberg A: Asthma and pregnancy, Acta physiol. Scandinav. 16: 83, 1948. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication December 2, 1952.From the Allergy Department, Lutheran Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byViruses as precipitants of asthma symptoms. I. EpidemiologyEffect of rubeola, rubella, varicella, and a viral upper respiratory infection upon the severity of childhood asthma: With a note on the role of corticosteroidsPresent status of the cellular and humoral theories of anaphylaxisCurrent pediatrics references 1 May 1953Volume 38, Issue 5Page: 928-934KeywordsAllergy and immunologyChildrenPediatric infectionsUpper respiratory tract infections ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...