Immune response profiles after caterpillar exposure: a case report

Tamar A Smith-Norowitz1 Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, NY, USA;3 Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]

Kevin B Norowitz1 Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, NY, USA

Stephan Kohlhoff1 Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, NY, USA;3 Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, NY, USA

Kaushal Kalra1 Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, NY, USA;3 Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, NY, USA

Seto Chice2 Department of Pathology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, NY, USA;3 Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, NY, USA

Martin H Bluth4 Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA

Pages 45-51 | Published online: 16 Jul 2010

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