A critical review of the recent literature on the dust atopen and on vitamin C in relation to hypersensitiveness

Skin Tests in the Investigation Ofhouse Dust Allergy.

“…The existence of the house dust allergen has been denied by Freeman (io) and Bruce (3), who felt that extracts of carpet dust were merely irritant, while other workers, such as Rowe (15) IValzer (20) and Davidson (7), believed that house dust allergy is due to the many specific allergens which are found in the domestic environment.…”

Studies of Immediate Wheal Reactions and of Reaginio Antibodies in Pregnancy and in the Newborn Infant

“…Evidence from such experiments would be of importance in determining whether cutaneous sensitization in utero is a common or uncommon event since the presence of reagins may be assessed in relation to wheal forming capacity. A review of the literature would seem to indicate that the newborn infant is capable of producing wheal responses ( 14-18) although conflicting evidence has been reported ( 19). The experimental approach reported herein may be used to evaluate the possibility that offspring of atopic mothers possess differences in skin reactivity from the normal.…”