Allergen sensitization to aeroallergens including Blomia tropicalis among adult and childhood asthmatics in Thailand.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
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2003 Dec; 21(4): 199-204
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-36688
ABSTRACT
To study prevalence of allergen sensitization among asthmatics in Thailand, skin prick tests (SPT) were performed in 84 pediatric, 71 adult asthmatics and 71 adult volunteers. Allergen extracts used for testing included common allergens in Thailand and in Singapore. The incidence of positive SPT to any allergen among the three groups (childhood, adult patients and adult controls) were 64.3%, 43.7% and 35.2%, respectively. Dermatophagoides were the most common allergens sensitized by both pediatric (58.3%) and adult asthmatics (40.8%). Twenty-four children (28.6%) and 8 adult patients (11.3%) were sensitized to storage mites (Blomia tropicalis and/or Austroglyciphagus malaysiensis). All patients sensitized to Blomia tropicalis were sensitized to Dermatophagoides. Twenty-seven percent and 15.5% of childhood and adult asthmatics were sensitized to cockroach allergens. The rates of sensitization to oil palm pollen in childhood and adult asthmatics were 8.3% and 5.6%, respectively. Sensitization to other pollens and spores were less than 5%. This study confirms the importance of Dermatophagoides among Thai asthmatics.
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Assunto principal:
Asma
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Tailândia
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Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Testes Cutâneos
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Alérgenos
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Criança
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
Limite:
Aged80
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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