An investigation of aeroallergens affecting urban Malaysian asthmatics.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
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1998 Mar; 16(1): 17-20
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
We investigated the aeroallergens affecting 200 asthmatics from the University Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and found 164 (82%) patients with skin prick test (SPT) reactivity to one or more of a panel of 14 allergens, which included indoor and outdoor animal and plant aeroallergens. Reactivity was most frequent to the indoor airborne allergens, with 159 (79.5%) reacting to either or both house dust mite (Dermatophagoides) species and 87 (43.5%) to cockroach. The SPT reactivity to house dust mites corresponded with the finding that patients found house dust to be the main precipitant of asthmatic attacks.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pollen
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Asthma
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Trees
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Humans
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Skin Tests
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Allergens
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Cats
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Longitudinal Studies
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Cockroaches
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Air
Type of study:
Observational study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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