Direct or indirect contact with bird allergens, particularly chicken feathers, can cause sensitization of the body. Bird allergens are a significant component of household dust and can trigger various allergic reactions. The test helps detect the level of specific IgE to chicken feathers, which is important for diagnosing allergic conditions.
Contact with chicken feathers, epithelium, or droppings can cause asthma, allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis, urticaria, angioedema, and gastrointestinal disorders. Sensitization is common among poultry workers and bird enthusiasts. Detection of specific IgE helps diagnose occupational asthma and allergic rhinitis related to feathers. The test is important for timely diagnosis and therapy monitoring, as well as for preventing severe complications such as allergic alveolitis (hypersensitivity pneumonitis).
FEIA (Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay) – a fluorescent enzyme immunoassay that allows quantitative determination of sensitization levels to chicken feather allergens.
Please note that the research method and reference values may vary depending on the equipment and test systems used.