An investigation of aeroallergens affecting urban Malaysian asthmatics.
We investigated the aeroallergens affecting 200 asthmatics from the University Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and found 164 (82%) patients with skin prick test (SPT) reactivity to one or more of a panel of 14 allergens, which included indoor and outdoor animal and plant aeroallergens. Reactivity was most frequent to the indoor airborne allergens, with 159 (79.5%) reacting to either or both house dust mite (Dermatophagoides) species and 87 (43.5%) to cockroach. The SPT reactivity to house dust mites corresponded with the finding that patients found house dust to be the main precipitant of asthmatic attacks.
Sam
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CK
Institute of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Soon
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SC
Liam
C K
CK
Padmaja
K
K
Cheng
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HM
D000388:Air; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000208:ethnology / Q000276:immunology*; D002415:Cats; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000276:immunology; D004285:Dogs; D004391:Dust; D006197:Hair / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008296:Malaysia; D008925:Mites / Q000276:immunology; D006109:Poaceae / Q000276:immunology; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology; D012882:Skin Tests; D014197:Trees / Q000276:immunology
D000485:Allergens; D004391:Dust