Background & Aims: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways which is associated with the triad of cough, wheezing and dyspnea. Allergic asthma is often associated with a personal or family history of allergic diseases and mostly begins at early childhood. Mold is one of the most common irritants of asthma and allergic rhinitis. In the last 20 years there has been 30% increase in ...

Background: Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis (ABPM) is a clinical syndrome associated with immune sensitivity to various fungi. Aspergillus spp. predominates in colonizing the airways of asthmatics. Early and accurate identification fungus such cases can prevent worsening asthma. Also, help retarding progression ABPM. Objectives this study were evaluate different fungal allergens clinically di...

Occupational asthma due to platinum salts is a frequent disease in platinum refineries. The diagnosis is based upon a history of work related symptoms and a positive skin prick test with platinum salts. Bronchial provocation tests have not been performed in epidemiological studies because the skin test is believed to be highly specific and sensitive. As no reliable data about this issue current...

objective: the prevalence of respiratory allergies, especially those induced by fungi such as alternaria alternata, has dramatically increased over the past decade. this increase has caused major health problems worldwide. this study aimed to investigate the role of a. alternata in the etiology of allergic asthma, by using the skin prick test and assessment of ige specific to the fungus in the ...

OBJECTIVE To objectively measure the change in size of the wheal or erythema resulting from the skin prick test. DESIGN Prospective randomized trial involving patients with allergic rhinitis recruited from March 8, 2009, through August 21, 2009, in Seoul, South Korea. SETTING Otorhinolaryngology clinic of a university hospital. PATIENTS Of 69 patients suspected of having allergic rhinitis...

Background: It has been postulated that there is an inverse association between mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and atopy. We aimed to investigate if there is a similar relation in our study group, consisting 252 asthmatic children. Methods: In tuberculin testing indurations greater than or equal to 5 mm were accepted as positive. The most common aeroallergens were used in skin prick testi...