background: the effect of mold fungi to allergic sensitization is not well-known. we aimed to evaluate the role of molds in the relation between indoor environment and atopy in asthmatics. materials and methods:the air samples obtained from 66 stable asthmaticsand 35 control subject’shouses were sprayed into sabouraud dextrose agar. allergy skin testing were performed both groups. the tempera...

Molds are common and important allergens. About 5% of individuals are predicted to have some allergic airway symptoms from molds over their lifetime. However, it should be remembered that molds are not dominant allergens and that the outdoor molds, rather than indoor ones, are the most important. For almost all allergic individuals, the reactions will be limited to rhinitis or asthma; sinusitis...

Allergic rhinitis is the single most common chronic allergic disease affecting an estimated four million people in Malaysia. House dust mites, grass pollens and fungal spores play has been identified to play a major role in the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis. However, sensitization to pollen and spores in Malaysia is not well documented. On the basis of the results of an aerobiological surve...

The development of asthma appears to involve interplay between host factors and environmental exposures. The most important environmental factors are viral respiratory infections and airborne allergens in consist of sensitization to fungal aeroallergens [1]. Exposure to fungal aeroallergens was reported to be a cause of asthma in many parts of the world. There are few data on the prevalence of ...

UNLABELLED Hearing aids may be a option to improve tinnitus and hearing loss. AIM to evaluate tinnitus after one month use of BTE hearing aids with open molds and pressure vent molds in patients with symmetric sensorineural hearing loss. METHODS 50 patients seen at our Tinnitus Clinic who presented bilateral tinnitus and hearing loss underwent a randomized blind crossover clinical trial: 26...

After sta~ation, amoebae of the cellular slime molds secrete acrasin [l] by which they attract each other and form an aggregate that differentiates into stalk cells and spores. In a favourable environment spores germinate yielding amoebae which feed on bacteria and m~tiply. Vegetative amoebae are also sensitive to chemotactic stimuli [4,6], which differ from acrasins. They are attracted to bact...

Airborne allergens are the major cause of allergic rhinitis and asthma. Daily exposure comes from indoor sources, chiefly at home but occasionally at schools or offices. Seasonal exposure to outdoor allergens, pollens, and molds is another important source. Exposure to unusual substances at work causes occupational asthma, accounting for about 5% of asthma in adults. Indoor and outdoor air poll...