Allergen sensitization to aeroallergens including Blomia tropicalis among adult and childhood asthmatics in Thailand.

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dc.contributor.authorDaengsuwan, Tassalapaen_US
dc.contributor.authorLee, Bee-Wahen_US
dc.contributor.authorVisitsuntorn, Nualanongen_US
dc.contributor.authorCharoenratanakul, Suchaien_US
dc.contributor.authorRuangrak, Siriraten_US
dc.contributor.authorJirapongsananuruk, Orathaien_US
dc.contributor.authorVichyanond, Pakiten_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T17:12:31Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T17:12:31Z
dc.date.issued2003-12-17en_US
dc.descriptionPublished by the Allergy and Immunology Society of Thailand.en_US
dc.description.abstractTo 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.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDaengsuwan T, Lee BW, Visitsuntorn N, Charoenratanakul S, Ruangrak S, Jirapongsananuruk O, Vichyanond P. Allergen sensitization to aeroallergens including Blomia tropicalis among adult and childhood asthmatics in Thailand. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. 2003 Dec; 21(4): 199-204en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/36688
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and overen_US
dc.subject.meshAir Pollutionen_US
dc.subject.meshAllergens --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshAntigens, Dermatophagoides --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshAsthma --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshCockroaches --immunologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshHypersensitivity, Immediate --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshMites --immunologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshSkin Testsen_US
dc.subject.meshThailand --epidemiologyen_US
dc.titleAllergen sensitization to aeroallergens including Blomia tropicalis among adult and childhood asthmatics in Thailand.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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