title: Individuals exhibiting conspicuous nevi (lentigo simplex) are resistant to allergic rhinitis/conjunctivitis (pollinosis), but those who do not show increased susceptibility to pollinosis.
abstract: We investigated 115 individuals in Tokyo from two groups of persons with conspicuous nevi on the head, neck, and arms, etc. (nevus-positive group) and persons who do not exhibit such nevi (nevi-negative group) interviewing them to determine whether they suffered from allergic rhinitis/conjunctivitis (pollinosis) and examining them for the presence and extent of nevi. There was a distinct correlation: only 5 persons among 85 individuals of the nevus-positive group suffered from pollinosis, and all 30 people in the nevus-negative group had pollinosis. Thus, individuals exhibiting conspicuous nevi are resistant to pollinosis, but those who do not show increased susceptibility to pollinosis.
authors.affiliation: Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-0012, Japan. awaya@home.email.ne.jp
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Awaya
authors.forename: Ken-ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003233:Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007911:Lentigo / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000276:immunology*