title: Allergic skin tests in Malaysian asthmatics.
abstract: To assess the prevalence of skin test sensitivity among asthmatic patients in Malaysia, skin prick tests for allergy in 134 adult asthmatic patients and 120 control subjects were done. 90% of asthmatic patients had positive skin test to at least one allergens as compared to 78% of the controls. House dust mite was the most frequent allergen to which the subjects had positive reactions. Sixty-four percent of the asthmatic patients had associated rhinitis. There was no significant difference in the skin test sensitivity between asthmatic patients with associated rhinitis and those without.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ismail
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012882:Skin Tests