Mite allergen (Der p1) levels in houses of children with atopic dermatitis: The relationship with allergometric tests

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 651-655

  Ricci, G ^a   Patrizi, A ^a   Specchia, F ^a   Menna, L ^a   Bottau, P ^a   D'Angelo, V ^a   Masi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; House dust mite; Patch test; Prick test; Radioallergosorbent test

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; BEDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DUST; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; MITES; PATCH TESTS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0032959962     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02764.x     Document Type: Article

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