[Studies of allergen specific IgE antibodies with atopic dermatitis--evaluation of house dust 6 (house dust Japan) specific IgE antibody].
We examined the usefulness of allergen housedust-6 measurement in 44 patients (22 males and 22 females) with atopic dermatitis. The positivity for each of housedust HD-2 and HD-6 and that for each of D-1 and D-2 was well correlated in more than 90% of the patients (correlation coefficient > 0.85). The positivity for HD-2 and for HD-6 was also correlated in 93.2% of the patients. However, there was a discrepancy between D-1 or D-2 and HD-2 or HD-6 in only a few patients. The positivity for antibody against specific IgE was higher in atopic dermatitis-patients with allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis or bronchial asthma as compared with patients with only atopic dermatitis. Only one patient with severe atopic dermatitis had a negative result for specific IgE, suggesting the contribution of other circumferencial factors in the development of the disease. In conclusion, our study suggested that housedust-6 is useful in clinical evaluation of patients with atopic dermatitis.
Takamura
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Central Clinical Laboratory, Kanazawa University Hospital.
Nagata
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M
Nakagawa
H
H
Hashimoto
T
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000276:immunology*; D004391:Dust; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male
D000485:Allergens; D004391:Dust; D007073:Immunoglobulin E