Abstract
Seven cases with peach pollen-sensitiveness were treated from 1977 to 1982. The method carried out was skin test titrations, nasal provocation tests and measurement of both specific IgE anti-peach pollen antibody and specific IgG antibody. Improvement of clinical symptoms was also recorded during the pollinating season. The effect of immunotherapy was observed in 71% of all patients. The threshold of skin reaction was elevated in all of them. The nasal provocative reaction changed to negative in 50%, diminished in 17%, and remained unchanged in 33%. The results of IgG/IgE binding ratio and the nasal provocation testing were associated with the degree of clinical improvement.
