[Type I hypersensitivity to pollen of the Poaceae family (Gramineae), by tribe, in atopic dermatitis patients].
Type I Hypersensitivity to Poaceae pollen was tested in 27 Costa Rican patients with a clinical diagnosis of Atopic Dermatitis (six were males). Skin prick tests were done with 1/10 W/V, 50% glycerinated, pollen extracts, organized by tribes. Most patients had several allergic problems. Sensitivity increased with the number of allergic diagnoses. Positivity ranged from 25% in patients with Atopic Dermatitis exclusively to 100% in those with three or four simultaneous allergic illnesses. Andropogoneae was highest with 37% while the lower positivity was in the Paniceae (22.2%).
Riggioni
O
O
Servicio de Dermatología y Alergología, Hospital México, C.C.S.S., Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José.
Montiel
M
M
Fonseca
J
J
Jaramillo
O
O
Carvajal
E
E
Rosencwaig
P
P
Colmenares
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006109:Poaceae / Q000145:classification; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012882:Skin Tests
D000485:Allergens