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What is the generic name?
CAT HAIR
What is the Trade Name for CAT HAIR?
Standardized Cat Hair
What are the Indications for CAT HAIR?
- INDICATIONS AND USAGE Studies have shown that skin tests with cat extract are useful in the diagnosis of cat allergy. As a rule, persons with cat allergy have positive skin reactions when tested with cat extract, and non-allergic individuals rarely react 7, 8, 9 . However, the relationship between a positive skin test and the appearance of clinical symptoms after exposure to a cat is not absolute, i.e., some skin-test positive persons do not experience allergic symptoms after exposure 10 . Failure to experience symptoms may be dose related, since it is known that cats vary significantly in the amount of Fel d 1 they produce 11 . The efficacy of cat extract immunotherapy in the treatment of bronchial asthma has been shown in two studies 12, 13 . A reduction in bronchial sensitivity was observed in five patients with cat allergy, whereas no reduction was observed in placebo treated, cat-allergic patients.
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