Prausnitz-Kustner antibody

Praus·nitz-Küst·ner an·ti·bod·y

(prows'nitz kēst'nĕr),

one of the IgE class of antibodies first demonstrated by Prausnitz and Küstner by passive transfer to the skin. See: homocytotropic antibody.

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Küstner,

Heinz, German gynecologist, 1897–.

Küstner suture

Küstner uterine tenaculum forceps

Prausnitz-Küstner antibody - see under Prausnitz

Prausnitz-Küstner reaction - see under Prausnitz

reversed Prausnitz-Küstner reaction - see under Prausnitz

Prausnitz,

Otto Carl W., German hygienist, 1876-1963.

Prausnitz-Küstner antibody - one of the IgE class of antibodies first demonstrated by passive transfer to the skin. Synonym(s): atopic reagin

Prausnitz-Küstner reaction - formerly the standard method of demonstrating IGE

reversed Prausnitz-Küstner reaction - the appearance of an urticarial reaction at the site of injection when serum containing reaginic antibody is injected into the skin of a person in whom the allergen is already present.

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