100 years of 'Allergy': can von Pirquet's word be rescued?

Summary It is 100 years since Clemens von Pirquet wrote his classic paper introducing the term ‘allergy’. Although the word is no longer used in the way he intended, his concept of ‘changed reactivity’ laid the foundation for the modern science of immunology.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical and experimental allergy 2006-05, Vol.36 (5), p.555-559
1. Verfasser:	Kay, A. B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Allergens - history Allergens - immunology Allergy and Immunology - history Anaphylaxis - history Anaphylaxis - immunology Antibodies - history Antibodies - immunology Antigens - history Antigens - immunology History, 20th Century Humans Hypersensitivity - history Hypersensitivity - immunology Immunity - immunology Terminology as Topic von Pirquet
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary It is 100 years since Clemens von Pirquet wrote his classic paper introducing the term ‘allergy’. Although the word is no longer used in the way he intended, his concept of ‘changed reactivity’ laid the foundation for the modern science of immunology.
ISSN:	0954-7894 1365-2222
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02491.x