Essentials of Allergy

On the Effect of Stays in Norway on Danish Astmatic Children

“…Rappaport et alii mentioned that the patients with pollen asthma mentioned above were absolutely able to stand rainy weather without any fluctuations of the barometer, and Jochims (18) also arrived at the view that variations of humidity and temperature exert no influence, and Hulting (9, 10) considers that neither the barometric height nor dampness and fluctuations of temperature play any part at all. It cannot be denied, however, that a cold and damp climate favours the development of acute infections of the respiratory tract (6) and in certain cases such infections may accelerate or produce paroxysms; Tuft, therefore, considers that in particular the asthmatics who have complications of an injections nature should be sent to another cHmate. Alexander (i) has the same view.…”