: a genetic disposition to develop an allergic reaction (such as allergic rhinitis or asthma) and produce elevated levels of IgE upon exposure to an environmental antigen and especially one inhaled or ingested
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Management of a black leopard (Panthera pardus) with seasonal atopy and cutaneous adverse food reaction by using transmucosal immunotherapy
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine.
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Jen McCaffery, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
This may be an early case of atopy — the genetic tendency to develop allergic diseases like asthma and allergic rhinitis.
—Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
One of the common causes of itchy paws in our canine patients can be allergies resulting in atopic dermatitis or atopy.
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
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Jen McCaffery, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
This may be an early case of atopy — the genetic tendency to develop allergic diseases like asthma and allergic rhinitis.
—Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
One of the common causes of itchy paws in our canine patients can be allergies resulting in atopic dermatitis or atopy.
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
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“Atopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atopy. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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