Increased serum IgE antibodies in institutionalized asthmatic children after a transient return home. The role of house dust mite allergens in the home as a trigger of asthmatic attacks in mite-sensitive patients.
Increased serum IgE antibodies to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, a house dust mite, were observed in 12 of 13 institutionalized mite-sensitive asthmatic children after returning for four days to their own homes. These results implicate the house dust mite as a trigger of asthmatic attacks in these patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000032:analysis; D015932:Complement C3c; D004391:Dust / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis*; D007326:Institutionalization; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000276:immunology*
D003176:Complement C3; D004391:Dust; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D015932:Complement C3c