Differences in IgE mediated basophil degranulation induced by proteic fractions from whole flea body extract in patients with papular urticaria by flea bite and healthy controls

Background Papular urticaria by flea bite (PUFB) is a chronic inflammatory disease in children. The aim of this study was to assess the functional activity of IgE to protein fractions from flea body extract, through basophil degranulation in PUFB patients and controls.Methods Basophil degranulation,...

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Main Authors: Omar Dominguez-Amorocho, Silvia Duarte, Elizabeth Garcia, Evelyne Halpert, Adriana Cuellar, Adriana Rodriguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119306489