1.
Gac. méd. Méx
;
134(5): 583-6, sept.-oct. 1998.
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-234091
Subject(s)
Humans , Animals , Male , Female , Adult , Allergy and Immunology/history , Anaphylaxis/history , Disease Susceptibility , Eosinophils/physiology , Eosinophilia/history , History of Medicine , History, 19th Century , Hypersensitivity/history , Research/history , Nobel Prize , Parasitic Diseases/immunology , Pulmonary Eosinophilia/history , Respiratory Hypersensitivity/history , Hypereosinophilic Syndrome/history
2.
Folha méd
;
106(5): 189-92, maio 1993. ilus, tab
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-170356
ABSTRACT
Allergic reactions to house dust or street dirt have been known for ages. For a long time moulds and moistness inhomes was correlated with asthmatic diseases. In the thirties of this century the existence of mites in the environment were suspected for the development of house dust allergy. In the last hundred years the knowledge of house dust allergy has been increased enormously. In 1964 the mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus was discovered to be the main source for the allergic complaints dued to house dust. Recently mite paeces has been discovered as the major source of house dust mite allergy. This review describes the historical aspects of the developments in the knowledge of house dust mite allergy