Food and house dust mite allergens in children with atopic dermatitis.
- Author:
Jeong Hee KIM
;
Sei Woo CHUNG
;
Dae Hyun LIM
;
Byong Kwan SON
;
Jin A SON
;
Sang Il LEE
;
Kwang Eun CHA
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Allergens;
Antibodies;
Antigens, Dermatophagoides;
Child*;
Child, Preschool;
Dermatitis, Atopic*;
Diet;
Dust*;
Egg White;
Egg Yolk;
Humans;
Hypersensitivity;
Immunoglobulin E;
Mites;
Ovum;
Prevalence;
Pyroglyphidae*;
Skin Care;
Soy Milk
- From:Korean Journal of Allergy
1997;17(2):165-170
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Although basic mechanisms of atopic dermatitis remain largely speculative, many studies on pathogenesis suggest the importance of food and inhalent allergens. To evaluate the frequency of food and house dust mite hypersensitivity and differences in this frequency according to ages, we measured the levels of specific IgE antibodies to egg white, egg yolk, milk, soy, and house dust mites in 119 children with atopic dermatitis. The results showed that 53% of patients had positive RAST to any one kind of allergens. The frequency of food and house dust mite hypersensitivity were 34.5%, 30.3 %, respectively. Among allergens, house dust mites and egg white are the most prevalent allergens in all atopic dermatitis patients. The Prevalence of egg white is most common under the age of 2 years, but those of house dust mites are the dust mites are the highest in the ages of 5-12 years. In conclusion, we recommend an egg restriction diet in atopic dermatitis patients who are less than 2 years old when their symptoms do not improve with general skin care.
