| Prevalence and clinical characteristics of adult-onset atopic dermatitis with positive skin prick testing to mites. | |
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PMID: 22299311 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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BACKGROUND: The clinical role of house dust mite (HDM) in atopic dermatitis (AD) is still controversial. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to assess the prevalence, clinical relevance and characteristics of adult-onset AD patients with positive skin prick tests (SPT) to mites. METHODS: The case record forms of adult-onset AD patients who underwent SPT at the Skin Allergy Clinic, Siriraj Hospital were reviewed. RESULTS: Forty-one of 62 patients (66.1%) had positive SPT to mites. The frequency of intrinsic AD among adult-onset AD was 4.8% (3/62). SPT to HDM tended to be positive in patients who had personal or family history of atopy, positive SPT to several specific antigens or who presented with elevated serum IgE, chelitis, recurrent conjunctivitis and perifollicular accentuation, respectively. CONCLUSION The prevalence of adult-onset AD patients with mite sensitivity was high. There were some notable features that tended to be present in mite sensitive adult-onset AD patients. |
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Kanokvalai Kulthanan; Leena Chularojanamontri; Araya Manapajon; Piyavadee Nuchkull |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Asian Pacific journal of allergy and immunology / launched by the Allergy and Immunology Society of Thailand Volume: 29 ISSN: 0125-877X ISO Abbreviation: Asian Pac. J. Allergy Immunol. Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-02-03 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8402034 Medline TA: Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol Country: Thailand |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 318-26 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. sikkt@mahidol.ac.th |
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