title: Atopic allergy: asthma and atopic dermatitis.
abstract: During the past 2 years much progress has been made in our understanding of allergic diseases: there is now increasing evidence for a direct causal relationship between exposure to allergen and the chronic diseases, asthma and atopic dermatitis; furthermore, it seems very likely that exposure to indoor allergens is the most common cause of the inflammation of the lungs that is characteristic of asthma.
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia Medical Centre, Charlottesville.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Platts-Mills
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000276:immunology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens