title: Respiratory atopy in Rio de Janeiro.
abstract: An epidemiologic study was conducted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, evaluating 1,410 patients with asthma and/or rhinitis. Allergy skin testing was performed in 1,219 patients (intradermal and/or Multi-Test Lincoln Diagnostics techniques). Thirteen different allergens were tested: house dust, Dermatophagoides farinae, grasses, Alternaria tenuis, Hormodendrum hordei, Penicillium mix, Aspergillus fumigatus, dogs, cats, feathers, fleas, cockroaches, and household insects. The most frequent positive immediate allergy skin tests were house dust (74.08%) and mites (62.43%).
authors.affiliation: Geller Allergy-Immunology Clinic, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Geller
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens