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Table 1 Mucosal reactivity in the provocation test

From: Oral and nasal provocation test in chicken egg allergy—case report

NPT

Test stage/parameters

RA

NO

MCA1 (0 to 2-cm distance)

MCA2 (2 to 6-cm distance)

R%_MCA1 (0- to 2-cm distance)

R%_MCA2 (2- to 6-cm distance)

Nose

Right

Left

Right

Left

Right

Left

Right

Left

0

0.255

0.342

1.474

1.571

2

4

1

1

931 ppb

NaCl (control solution)

0.250

0.355

1.462

1.595

920 ppb

10 µg

0.211

0.336

1.178

1.364

16

5

20

14

901 ppb

20 µg

0.209

0.325

1.065

1.007

16

8

27

36

867 ppb

DBPCFC

 0

0.267

0.384

1.511

1.498

3

6

3

1

986 ppb

 Placebo (1/4 muffin)

0.259

0.362

1.464

1.511

986 ppb

 Placebo (1/2 muffin)

0.250

0.373

1.450

1.516

6

3

4

1

984 ppb

 Placebo (3/4 muffin)

0.256

0.366

1.451

1.480

4

5

4

1

979 ppb

 Placebo (whole muffin)

0.251

0.354

1.449

1.466

6

8

4

2

981 ppb

 Verum (1/4 muffin 1.05 g)

0.245

0.336

1.385

1.422

8

12

9

5

975 ppb

 Verum (1/2 muffin 2.10 g)

0.239

0.333

1.378

1.309

10

13

9

13

974 ppb

 Verum (3/4 muffin 4.20 g)

0.231

0.319

1.345

1.296

13

17

11

13

971 ppb

  1. 0-baseline assessment, MCA1-minimum cross-section area measured at the vestibule of the nasal cavity, expressed in cm2; MCA2-minimum cross-sectional area measured at the head of the nasal concha; re%_MCA1-reactivity expressed as a percentage of MCA1, expressed in cm2; re%_MCA2-reactivity expressed as a percentage of MCA2; NO-nitric oxide