Sensitization to allergens of house-dust mite in adults with atopic dermatitis in a cold temperate region

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 708-715

  Holm, Lena ^a,c   Van Hage Hamsten, M ^b   Ohman S ^a   Scheynius, A ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Box 5605   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Atopy patch test; House dust mite sensitization; House dust mite exposure; Stockholm region

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; COLD CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; COLD CLIMATE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DUST; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HOUSING; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITES; PATCH TESTS; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SKIN TESTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032816096     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.1999.00010.x     Document Type: Article

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