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What causes allergy?

F Smith

    Nutrition and Health
    |January 1, 1986
    PubMed
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    Allergy stems from a generalized cause: a deficient immune system function. Current immunological definitions and classifications of allergic reactions are considered inaccurate and overly restrictive.

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    Area of Science:

    • Immunology
    • Allergology

    Background:

    • Allergy is a widespread health condition with diverse triggers and manifestations.
    • A unifying theory for the underlying cause of all allergic conditions is lacking.
    • Existing definitions and classifications of allergic reactions by immunologists are debated.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a unifying cause for all forms of allergy.
    • To critique the current definitions and classifications of allergic reactions in immunology.

    Main Methods:

    • Theoretical analysis of the fundamental nature of allergy.
    • Critical review of existing immunological definitions and classifications of allergic reactions.

    Main Results:

    • Identified deficient immune system function as the sole requirement applicable to all allergies.

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  • Found the immunologists' definition of allergy to be distorted.
  • Determined the classification of immunological reactions to be restrictive and partly unsound.

    • Conclusions:

    • Deficient immune system function is the fundamental cause of all allergic phenomena.
    • Current immunological frameworks for understanding allergy require revision.