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Dust mite allergy: An important cause of respiratory disease in farmers

Author(s) -

van HageHamsten Marianne,

Härfast Bengt,

Johansson S. G. O.

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

american journal of industrial medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7

H-Index - 104

eISSN - 1097-0274

pISSN - 0271-3586

DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700250112

Subject(s) - mite , medicine , allergy , asthma , destructor , allergen , immunology , disease , environmental health , toxicology , dermatology , pathology , biology , ecology

In 2,578 Swedish farmers, 6.2% were found to have an allergy to storage mites. The storage mite Lepidoglyphus destructor has been identified by both RAST and bronchial challenges as a significant cause of occupational asthma in rural environments. Immunohistochemical studies of L. destructor disclosed that at least one L. destructor allergen is associated with digestion. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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