To study on some methods of diagnosis and treatment of iatrogenic allergy at the Department of allergy and clinical immunology in BachMai Hospital
- Author:
Nguyen Van Doan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Allergy
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Therapeutics;
Hypersensitivity;
Iatrogenic Disease
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;481(6):10-13
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
At the Department of Allergy and Clinical immunology of Bach Mai Hospital from the year 1981 – 2003, study was performed in vivo on 1.728 patients of drug allergy and a control group of 143 healthy students without allergic history. Results showed that the positive rate of mastocyte degenerative reaction was 81.2%, of the test of lymphocyte transformation was 76.2%, applicated skin test was 66.7%. The highly accurate test such as the total IgE quantification and the determination of the number of thrombocyte in the forth of T lymphocyte were recommended for complementing, the diagnosis and for minotring the treatment of drug allergy. Methyl-prednisolon, Dimedron, vitamin C and glucose solution were the main medication for allergic control. Patients with Stevens-Johnson and Lyell syndromes required special cares such as for burn, preliminary good results were given for 100% of patients. Mean duration of the course of treatment got 9.6 6.8 days and for Stevens-Johnson syndrome 16.1 9.5 days.
