CLASSIFICATION OF ALLERGIC REACTIONS
Authors: C J SULLIVAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Article1 April 1955CLASSIFICATION OF ALLERGIC REACTIONSCLEMENT J. SULLIVAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.CLEMENT J. SULLIVAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-4-786 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONClinical allergic reactions are not all dependent on the same immunologic mechanism. It is the purpose of this review to assemble all the varieties of allergic reactions and divide them into groups according to their basic immune mechanisms. With this knowledge it might be expected that it would be possible for the attending physician to classify any given allergic clinical reaction.Correct classification of a given allergic reaction according to immunogenesis is highly desirable, since successful management can be more readily achieved if the various attributes of the different classes are appreciated. Not only may medication which would be...Bibliography1. Chase MW: The allergic state, in Dubos, R. J.: Bacterial and mycotic infections of man, 2nd Ed., 1952, J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar2. Boyd WC: Fundamentals of immunology, 2nd Ed., 1947, Interscience Publishers, Inc., New York. Google Scholar3. Ratner B: Allergy, anaphylaxis, and immunotherapy, 1943, Williams and Wilkins Company, Baltimore. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. CocaWalzerThommen AJMAA: Asthma and hay fever in theory and practice, 1931, C. C Thomas, Springfield, Ill. Google Scholar5. FigleyElrod KDRH: Endemic asthma due to castor bean dust, J. 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