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Published on: July 19, 2007
Retrospective study of clinical observations on insect hypersensitivity and response to immunotherapy in allergic
E Rothstein1, W H Miller, D W Scott
1Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
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.
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