Search for dissertations about: "allergic conjunctivitis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words allergic conjunctivitis.

  2. 1. Increase of allergic diseases in schoolchildren. The significance of pets and other environmental components

    Author : Bill Hesselmar; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; asthma rhinitis eczema allergy sensitisation tolerance pets environment epidemiology child;

    Abstract : Objectives: 1) To compare the prevalence of allergic diseases in schoolchildren between 1979 and 1991 in two Swedish regions with differing climates, Kiruna in the northern inland mountains, north of the Arctic Circle, and Göteborg on the south-west coast. 2) To study the changes in allergic diseases and sensitisation during a 5 year follow-up period. READ MORE

  4. 2. Immunological and inflammatory mechanisms in ocular allergy with special reference to vernal keratoconjunctivitis : clinical and experimental studies

    Author : Per Montan; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : allergic conjunctivitis; allergen challenge; atopy; conjunctival biopsy; eosinophils; ECP; IgE; immunohistochemistry; inflammation; interleukins; T-cells; tears; vernal keratoconjunctivitis;

    Abstract : Ocular allergy encompasses a wide range of conditions, most of which implicate IgE in the pathogenesis. In contrast to the benign nature of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis (SAC), the less common chronic eye diseases vernal and atopic keratoconjunctivitis (VKC and AKC) are severe and debilitating disorders. READ MORE

  5. 3. Changes in prevalence of asthma and allergy in Swedish school children over almost three decades and factors reducing risk of allergy

    Author : Anna Hicke-Roberts; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; allergi; barn; epidemiologi; riskfaktorer; skyddande faktorer;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Background: Asthma and allergy are one of the most common chronic diseases among children. The prevalence of allergic diseases increased dramatically during the last decades of the twentieth century. The reason behind this increase is still not fully understood. READ MORE

  6. 4. Studies on inflammation in atopic keratoconjunctivitis

    Author : Emma Nivenius; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : allergy;

    Abstract : Atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) is an ocular inflammatory condition associated with atopic dermatitis. AKC is classified as ocular allergy but with features quite different from common seasonal allergic conjunctivitis. The clinical picture includes eyelid eczema, blepharitis, conjunctivitis, and some degree of keratitis. READ MORE

  7. 5. Purification, characterization and immunological studies of rat urinary proteins causing allergy in humans

    Author : Cecilia Bayard; Gabriel Peltre; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; allergen; laboratory animal allergy; rat urinary protein; Rat n 1.02; a2u-globulin; purification; chemiluminescence; immunologi; Immunology;

    Abstract : Rats are among the most frequently used laboratory animals and allergy to them constitutes a common occupational problem. Approximately 20-30% of the persons engaged in work with laboratory animals acquire symptoms of allergy. READ MORE