AN ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ANNIVERSARY VOLUME IN HONOR OF DOCTOR JOSEPH HERSEY PRATT
Authors: HAROLD C. WAGNER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1937)

Article1 September 1937AN ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ANNIVERSARY VOLUME IN HONOR OF DOCTOR JOSEPH HERSEY PRATTKAPOK AND MOLDS: AN IMPORTANT COMBINATION*HAROLD C. WAGNER, M.D., FRANCIS M. RACKEMANN, M.D.HAROLD C. WAGNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FRANCIS M. RACKEMANN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-3-505 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn a former study of kapok ("silk floss") we1showed that a considerable number of patients with asthma have been relieved of their symptoms simply by eliminating kapok from the environment. We pointed out that the fibers of new kapok, freshly removed from the pod, have a high luster and resiliency; that extracts of them rarely give skin tests; that this kapok fresh and new, does little harm. Old kapok, however, which has been used as the stuffing of pillows, mattresses, and furniture, for some time, has a dull appearance. The fibers are dry and brittle, and readily break down...Bibliography1. WAGNERRACKEMANN HCFM: Kapok, Jr. Allergy, 1936, vii, 224. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. VAN LEEUWENBIENKREMERVAREKAMP WSZWH: Über die Bedeutung kleinsporiger Aspergillus-Arten (Typus Aspergillus fumigatus) für die Aetiologie des Asthma bronchiale, Ztschr. f. Immunitätsforsch. u. exper. Therap., 1925, xliv, 1. Google Scholar3. BROWN GT: Hypersensitiveness to fungi, Jr. Allergy, 1936, vii, 455. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. COHEN MB: Observations on the nature of the house dust allergens, Jr. Allergy, 1935, vi, 517. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. CONANTWAGNERRACKEMANN NFHCFM: Fungi found in pillows, mattresses, and furniture, Jr. Allergy, 1936, vii, 234. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. FEINBERG SM: Mold allergy. Its importance in asthma and hay fever, Wisconsin Med. Jr., 1935, xxxiv, 254. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: HAROLD C. WAGNER, M.D.; FRANCIS M. RACKEMANN, M.D.Affiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication May 14, 1937.From the Allergy Clinic and Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass. Aided by the Eleanor Husted Leal Fund, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byOccupational Asthma Following Kapok ExposureCellulose-decomposing fungiAtmospheric pollen grains and spores in relation to allergy. IISKIN TESTS IN THE INVESTIGATION OFHOUSE DUST ALLERGY.Viable moulds in house dustGeneral Management of the Asthmatic ChildThe isolation and characterization of a purified house dust allergen fractionPROFESSOR WILLEM STORM VAN LEEUWEN AND THE ASTHMA PROBLEMAn evaluation of atmospheric mold spores as allergens in the New York metropolitan area: A seven-year studyStudies on the house dust allergen(s)Spezieller TeilAllergische KrankheitenAllergische KrankheitenALLERGY TO MOULDS IN SWEDEN.HOUSE DUST AND FUNGUS ALLERGYL'allergia e l'immunit� nelle micosiA critical review of the recent literature on the dust atopen and on vitamin C in relation to hypersensitivenessRecent developments in asthma and hay fever 1 September 1937Volume 11, Issue 3Page: 505-513KeywordsAllergy and immunologyAsthmaHospitalsResearch laboratoriesSkin tests ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1937 PDF downloadLoading ...