Dermatophagoides and blomia skin sensitization in allergic patients. Prevalence in a tropical environment

Allergy and Clinical Immunology International

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 224-228

  Capriles Hulett, Arnaldo ^a,b   Sánchez Borges, Mario ^c  

^a Hospital San Juan de Dios Caracas   (Venezuela)

^b Clínica El Avila ^*  (United States)

^c Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Blomia kulagini; Blomia tropicalis; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; Mites; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BLOMIA; BLOMIA TROPICALIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; TROPIC CLIMATE; VENEZUELA;

EID: 28644442226     PISSN: 08381925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0838-1925.17.6.224     Document Type: Article

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