Most common ways that occupational agents cause rhinitis: 1. Irritant Reactions: Agents that irritate the membrane of our noses are the most common causes of office rhinitis. At the top of the list of such agents is cigarette smoke. 2. Allergic Reactions: This is the most common mechanism of non-office rhinitis. Longshoremen, farmers, veterinarians, and [...]
Cough, wheeze or breathlessness of asthma are generally caused by the occurrence of an allergic reaction in the respiratory tract. This reaction is between the antibody IgE (Immunoglobulin E) already present in the body and the corresponding antigen or allergen that enters the body, mostly through air that is inhaled. The IgE antibody is produced [...]
An allergic reaction to an injection of horse serum can produce serum sickness. It occurs in 10 percent of children if only 10 cc. of serum are injected, while the incidence rises to 90 percent if 100 cc. are injected. The symptoms are hives, swelling of the joints, and fever. These may appear immediately after [...]
It will be clear from Table 1, that many of the symptoms seen in psychosomatic illness are also features of food intolerance. Indeed, ‘opponents’ of food intolerance would maintain that most supposed food intolerance is psychosomatic illness. But doctors specializing in the treatment of food allergy and intolerance would disagree. They see innumerable patients who [...]