Allergic-response Sentence Examples

Eosinophils may be attracted to areas of antibody activity and eosinophilic myositis may be an allergic response.

Lack of redness or swelling on a skin test indicates no allergic response.

Presence of redness or swelling, especially over 5 mm (0.25 inch) in diameter, indicates an allergic response.

Allergen-A foreign substance that provokes an immune reaction or allergic response in some sensitive people but not in most others.

It displays a type of antibody called immunoglobulin type E (IgE) on its cell surface and participates in the allergic response by releasing histamine from intracellular granules.

The doctor selects the treatment based on the patient's particular patterns of allergic response.

In many cases the disease is common, and in some cases an allergic response is causing the fever.

When children have food sensitivities, bed-wetting may be helped by discovering the substances that trigger the allergic response and eliminating these substances from the child's diet.

Antihistamines work by blocking the effects of histamine, a chemical released by mast cells during an allergic response to an allergen.

Antihistamines attach to the areas on cells that histamines attach to, thereby blocking the allergic response.

Insect stings and the intravenous injection of certain drugs are the most common causes of anaphylaxis, the most severe and frightening allergic response.

Serum sickness also can be an allergic response to animal proteins present in an injected drug.

Occasionally an allergic response to a drug will cause a skin reaction resembling sunburn in the absence of sun exposure.

This type of allergic response may develop over several days following contact with the allergen, and symptoms may persist for a week or more.

Dermatitis may arise from an allergic response (such as from poison ivy) or exposure to an irritant causing nonimmune damage to skin cells (such as soap, cold, and chemical agents).

This allergic response is known as extreme local swelling.