Effect of indoor mold concentrations on daily symptom severity of children with asthma and/or rhinitis monosensitized to molds.
Little is known about the contribution of indoor molds to the symptoms of asthma and/or rhinitis in children monosensitized to molds. We aimed to investigate the effect of indoor mold spore concentrations on daily symptoms of asthma and/or rhinitis in children monosensitized to molds. Nineteen children with asthma and/or rhinitis sensitized only to molds recorded their daily symptoms and peak expiratory flow (PEF) values to the diaries, from February 2005 to January 2006. In this study period, indoor mold concentrations were measured monthly from the living rooms/bedrooms. The median indoor mold concentration was 37.5 CFU/m(3). Most commonly recovered indoor molds were Cladosporium (26.4%), Penicillium (24.7%), and Aspergillus (7%). Significant correlation was not found between indoor mold concentrations and daily rhinitis score (r = -0.021, p = 0.932), daily asthma score (r = 0.155, p = 0.554), daily morning PEF (r = -0.056, p = 0.475), and evening PEF (r = -0.057, p = 0.471). The effect of indoor molds is not evident on the symptoms of our patients with asthma and/or rhinitis monosensitized to molds.
Inal
Ayfer
A
Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. aina1@cu.edu.tr
Karakoc
Gulbin Bingol
GB
Altintas
Derya Ufuk
DU
Guvenmez
Hatice Korkmaz
HK
Aka
Yeliz
Y
Gelisken
Rukiye
R
Yilmaz
Mustafa
M
Kendirli
Seval Guneser
SG
D000293:Adolescent; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects; D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013172:Spores, Fungal
D000393:Air Pollutants; D000485:Allergens