title: Food allergens and respiratory symptoms.
abstract: Food allergy may be clinically expressed by a variety of respiratory symptoms, which can be provoked either by IgE- or cellular mediated reactions. Among the diagnostic procedures, newly introduced atopy patch test seems to be important for diagnosis of cellular, delayed immune reactions. We studied the prevalence of positive atopy patch tests with food and inhalant allergens and the correlation between the positivity of atopy patch tests and questionnaire derived atopic and nonatopic espiratory symptoms and diseases in an unselected children population. We found a correlation between the positive patch test result with wheat and cough after physical effort, allergic rhino-conjunctivitis, and bronchitis recidivans. The subjects with positive skin reaction to egg suffered from allergic rhino-conjunctivitis and bronchial asthma. Food and inhalant allergens play an important role in the induction and exacerbation of some respiratory allergic diseases. The positive correlation of positive results of skin tests and history of some respiratory diseases and symptoms also on the population level confirm the importance of these tests in the diagnostic work-up of these allergic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius School of Medicine, Martin, Slovakia. jesenak@gmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jesenak
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rennerova
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Babusikova
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Havlicekova
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jakusova
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ronchetti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Banovcin
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D039741:Antigens, Dermatophagoides / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D021181:Egg Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D016269:Milk Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D006109:Poaceae / Q000276:immunology; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012882:Skin Tests; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D021182:Wheat Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D039741:Antigens, Dermatophagoides; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007073:Immunoglobulin E