Does allergic sensitization increase airway reactivity in guinea pigs with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis?
Prior allergic sensitization potentiates the physiologic and structural changes induced by acute RSV bronchiolitis. These results suggest that an allergic diathesis may increase the severity of RSV infections in children.
The finding of organ-specific autoantibodies in coeliac patients discloses the coexistence of a wide spectrum of immunological diseases.