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ALLERGEN SKIN‐PRICK TESTING IN ASTHMATIC CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Asperen P. P.,
Mellis C. M.,
South R. T.,
Simpson S. J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb131849.x
Subject(s) - medicine , allergen , asthma , dermatology , immunology , allergy
Allergen skin‐prick tests to the common airborne allergens were performed on 534 children with asthma. A positive reaction to one or more allergens was observed in 81%, and the prevalence increased with age. The specific allergen reactions were characteristic with a high prevalence of reactions to house‐dust mite (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus) (88%), house dust (79%), and cat fur (62%), and a low prevalence of grass‐pollen reactions (12% to 25%). We found that the diagnosis of atopy could be made in virtually all (96%) of these children by using only three allergens: D. pteronyssinus , cat fur, and rye grass.