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Thorax 55:S61-S65 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.suppl_2.S61
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Allergic reactions to drugs: involvement of T cells

Table 2

Evidence for T cell participation in drug allergy

 Clinical symptoms such as contact dermatitis, exanthema,  hepatitis, etc with no evidence of formation of drug specific  antibodies
  Positive lymphocyte transformation and skin patch tests
 Formation of T cell dependent anti-drug antibodies (IgE, IgG)
 Drug specific T cell lines and clones

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