title: The allergenic importance of house dust and storage mites in asthmatics in Brunei, S.E. Asia.
abstract: Examination of dust from sleeping areas showed that storage mites, especially Glycyphagid species, were predominant in Brunei house dust. On skin testing sixty asthmatics with 1% extracts of six mite species, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus was found to provoke the greatest number of positive skin reactions (66.7%), but positive reactions for Tyrophagus putrescentiae (50%), Acarus siro (35%), Glycyphagus domesticus (40%), and Lepidoglyphus destructor (45%) demonstrated that storage mites are also significant allergens. The role of storage mites in the causation of asthma in the tropics may have been underestimated.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens; D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology*; D002010:Brunei; D002648:Child; D004391:Dust; D005260:Female; D005519:Food Preservation; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008925:Mites; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D004391:Dust