Article1 August 1940RUST AND SMUT, MAJOR CAUSES OF RESPIRATORY ALLERGYG. L. WALDBOTT, M.D., F.A.C.P., M. S. ASCHER, M.D.G. L. WALDBOTT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, M. S. ASCHER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-14-2-215 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring the past few years we have observed that a certain number of patients manifested unusually severe asthmatic symptoms during the month of July and during the early part of August. We attributed this at first to such pollens as the plantains and lambsquarter, and to a residual effect of the timothy pollen. However, by thoroughly checking the symptoms against the daily pollen counts, by frequently retesting for the then prevailing pollens, and by administering what we felt was adequate treatment to those patients who exhibited more or less pronounced reactions to these pollens, we were unable to establish such...Bibliography1. FEINBERG SM: Seasonal hayfever and asthma due to molds, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvii, 1861. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. WALDBOTTASCHERACKLEY GLMSAB: Relation of fungi to respiratory allergy. (To be published.) Google Scholar3. CADHAM FT: Asthma due to grain rusts, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1924, lxxxiii, 27. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. WITTICHSTACKMAN FWEC: Case of respiratory allergy due to inhalation of grain smuts, Jr. Allergy, 1936, viii, 189-193. Google Scholar5. WITTICH FW: Further observations on smut sensitivity. (To be published.) Google Scholar6. DUKEDURHAM WWOC: Pollen content of the air, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1928, xc, 1529. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. DURHAM OC: Unusual shower of alternaria spores, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1938, cxi, 24. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. BROWN GT: Hypersensitiveness to fungi, Jr. Allergy, 1936, vii, 455. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. WALDBOTTASCHER GLMS: Optimal doses in pollen therapy, Jr. Allergy, 1937, viii, 457. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Detroit, Michigan*Received for publication April 15, 1939.This investigation was made possible by a grant of Mr. J. E. Fields, Detroit, Michigan, which is gratefully acknowledged. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCorn smut as a food source — perspectives on biology, composition, and nutritionFUNGI IN FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPSA study of the fungus contaminants of the air of San Diego and vicinity 1 August 1940Volume 14, Issue 2Page: 215-224KeywordsAllergy and immunologyPatientsPollen ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1940 PDF downloadLoading ...