Clinical observations were made on 42 cases with bronchial asthma, whom cutaneous allergen test was carried out in Medical Service, Kokura National Hospital during the beriod from April of 1964 to August of 1967.
1) The majority of nineteen cases, whose age of onset of the disease is under 34 years are classified under extrinsic type. The most of eight cases, whose age of onset is over 51 years are classified as intrinsic (infective) type or unknown one with complications of pulmonary emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Fifteen cases, whose age of onset is between 31 and 50 years are mixed up with extrinsic type or intrinsic one.
2) Only few cases returned to the out-patient clinic to continue desensitization using house dust allergen or non-specific treatment applying paspat (or allerpas). So it is difficult to evaluate the value of these therapies exactly. And many cases had to be treated with corticosteroid.
3) In our clinic, more various sorts of allergens for cutaneous test than those now we have, should be arranged in order to make accurate diagnosis and to achieve more successful treatment against bronchial asthma.
