[Ocular findings most frequently found in patients with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis].

Background: Allergic etiology is suspected whenever a patient with conjunctivitis presents the typical clinical features; however, in ophthalmic practice, confirmation of the immune disease is uncommon. Ocular involvement is common in allergic rhinitis, and the current name of this entity is allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (ARC). Conjunctivitis diagnosis in ARC is inferred by the symptoms, but the most common ocular findings in patients with a confirmed allergic disease are unknown.

[Lymphocytes B and NK in respiratory allergy].

Background: High affinity immunoglobulin E (IgE) receptors may activate the mast cell degradation; on the other hand, the ones of low affinity may activate B lymphocytes so they act as antigen-presenting cells and as producers of the same immunoglobulin. As allergic patients produce a great quantity of IgE they are prone to get an infection.

Objective: To quantify the IgE increase in 28 patients with allergic rhinitis or asthma, or both without having received a previous treatment.