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Bronchial hyperresponsiveness in atopic dermatitis
Author(s) -
CORBO G. M.,
FERRANTE E.,
MACCIOCCHI B.,
FORESI A.,
ANGELIS V.,
FABRIZI G.,
CIAPPI G.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.363
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1398-9995
pISSN - 0105-4538
DOI - 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1989.tb04206.x
Subject(s) - methacholine , medicine , bronchial hyperresponsiveness , asthma , atopic dermatitis , bronchial hyperreactivity , immunology , dermatology , bronchus , respiratory disease , lung
We investigated the prevalence of bronchial asthma, immediate skin reactivity and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in 40 patients with atopic dermatitis (AD). Eight patients reported to have asthma while 29 were found responders to methacholine test (PC 20 Mch < 64 mg/ml) and 21 were skin reactors. The prevalence of skin positive reactions did not differ in responder and non‐responder (PC 20 Mch > 64 mg/ml) groups. Males were more likely both to have bronchial asthma and be responders to methacholine test than females. Moreover, responders had an earlier age of onset of AD than the non‐responders. We suggest that bronchial responsiveness should be evaluated in children with AD.