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Allergy skin prick testing—a wheal greater than 3 mm is considered positive. Eosinophils contain peroxidase, neurotoxin, cationic protein, Charcot Leyden crystal protein, and major basic protein which induces release of histamine from mast cells and damages epithelial cells.In vitro allergy testing is indicated if there is an inability to discontinue medications that would interfere with skin testing or prevent treatment of an anaphylactic response

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA

    Anthony G. Del Signore M.D.

  2. Rhinology, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30308, USA

    Zara M. Patel M.D.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Fred Lin

  2. Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Zara Patel

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Del Signore, A.G., Patel, Z.M. (2014). Allergy and Immunology. In: Lin, F., Patel, Z. (eds) ENT Board Prep. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8354-0_7

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