[History of hunting ... to cockroaches].

A 12.5 year old Cambodian boy had a chronic rhinitis with conjunctivitis since 5 years. Skin tests and RAST were positive only for cockroach allergen. The patient used to catch cockroaches to feed his fish. After disinfection of the apartment and desensitization therapy, the boy's symptoms disappeared within 7 months. The author recommends that skin tests and RAST for cockroaches may be used in the investigation of chronic rhinitis with conjunctivitis or asthma.