Sensitization in a grain handler to the storage mite Lepidoglyphus destructor (Schrank).
Allergy to one of the most common Canadian storage mites. Lepidoglyphus destructor, was demonstrated in a grain worker by immediate skin testing and inhalation challenge. The frequency of sensitization to this mite was found to be 12% in 100 asthmatics by skin testing. In 4% of these asthmatics sensitization to another storage mite, Acarus siro, was found, all of whom were also sensitized to L. destructor and the house dust mite, Dermatophagoides farinae. There was a significantly higher proportion of asthmatics sensitive to the storage mites and to fungi who had a history of exposure to grain compared to those who did not.
D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology; D004391:Dust / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D008925:Mites / Q000276:immunology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D012882:Skin Tests
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