Use of specific IgE in assessing the relevance of fungal and dust mite allergens to atopic dermatitis: A comparison with asthmatic and nonasthmatic control subjects

Scalabrin D., BAVBEK S., Perzanowski M., Wilson B., Platts-Mills T., Wheatley L.

JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY, vol.104, no.6, pp.1273-1279, 1999 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 104 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 1999
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70024-2
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1273-1279
  • Keywords: atopic dermatitis, dust mite, fungi, specific IgE anti-bodies, Malassezia furfur, Alternaria alternata, PITYROSPORUM-OVALE, CANDIDA-ALBICANS, STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS, ANTIBODIES, SKIN, SENSITIZATION, ORBICULARE, CHILDREN
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Although allergens have been implicated as aggravating factors in atopic dermatitis (AD), there is little epidemiologic data on the significance of specific IgE.