title: [Clinical implications of sensitization to inhalants in atopic dermatitis].
abstract: In 104 children with atopic dermatitis (AD) and RAST tests for 2 inhalant and 9 food allergen mixtures, RAST results, severity of skin involvement and presence of respiratory symptoms by history were analyzed in addition to total serum IgE values available in 66 children. Overall frequency of sensibilization was high (74%) with more positive RAST results for foods than inhalants, although of the latter the only two tested were among the more frequently positive. When the subjects positive for inhalants were considered alone, the frequency of respiratory symptoms was significantly higher in those sensitized to both inhalant mixtures tested (dermatophagoides and graminaceae) and the presence of more severe skin lesions was more common among those sensitized to graminaceae.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Pediatrica, Università degli Studi di Pavia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Monafo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Colivicchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Amici
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens; D002648:Child; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E
vernacular_title: Implicazioni cliniche della sensibilizzazione ad inalanti nella dermatite atopica.