Is nonhomogeneous expression of tissue mast cells or allergen specific IgEs bound to tissue mast cells possible?

Asia Pac Allergy. 2017 Jul;7(3):179-181. doi: 10.5415/apallergy.2017.7.3.179. Epub 2017 Jul 26.

Abstract

Skin prick tests (SPTs) are widely used to demonstrate an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction to a specific allergen. However, local allergic conditions cannot be diagnosed with SPTs. Local specific IgE production was only presented before in mucosal tissues. We present a patient with house dust mite sensitization that had variable SPTs results in different body regions.

Keywords: Disease mechanism; Entopy; Local allergy; Skin prick tests.

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