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W. W. DUKE, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1937;26(6):739-758.

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In this review of the literature on allergy for 1936 and 1937 the aim has been to report the more important articles that bear a relationship to the field of otolaryngology. The material available becomes more voluminous as advancing years reveal the broader scope of the subject. Some of the contributions are of theoretical value only but play an important part in the development of an understanding of the allergic reaction. Other contributions may be repetitious but because of their importance are worthy of special emphasis.

PATHOGENESIS OF ALLERGY

Ratner,¹ in a study of the rôle of heredity in the pathogenesis of allergy, compared the incidence of allergy in the families of 250 allergic children and 315 normal children. He found the familial incidence to be approximately the same. Observation showed that only rarely is there a so-called allergic family in which a large proportion of the members are allergic. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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KANSAS CITY, MO.

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