Search for dissertations about: "contact urticaria"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words contact urticaria.

  2. 1. Individual and environmental risk factors for hand eczema in hospital workers

    Author : Eskil Nilsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hand eczema; prospective study; hospital workers; irritants; contact allergy; contact urticaria; atopy; metal dermatitis; multivariate regression analysis; evaluation of risk factors; microflora; S. aureus in hand eczema;

    Abstract : Individual and environmental risk factors in hand eczema have been investigated in a prospective cohort study of 2452 newly employed hospital workers with a follow-up time of 20 months. Current hand eczema was analyzed in 142 wet hospital workers from this cohort with respect to the etiologic importance of irritants, allergens and contact urticants. READ MORE

  4. 2. 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

  5. 3. New aspects of tissue mast cells in inflammatory airway diseases

    Author : Cecilia Andersson; Luftvägsinflammation; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Mast cell are found throughout the body, but are especially prominent in tissues that have direct contact with the external milieu such as the skin, gastrointestinal tract and lungs. Mast cells are commonly recognized for their detrimental role in allergic reactions and can, upon activation through the high-affinity receptor for IgE (FcεRI), rapidly produce and secrete many of the mediators responsible for the typical symptoms in urticaria, asthma and rhinitis. READ MORE