Sensitization rate to citrus red mite (Panonychus citri) allergen in primary school children living in rural areas on Cheju Island and envlronmental influence on the risk of specific sensitization.
- Author:
Hae Sim PARK
;
Hee Yeon KIM
;
Jee Woong SOHN
;
You Young KIM
;
Young Koo JEE
;
Yoon Keun KIM
;
Myung Hyun LEE
;
Yoon Suk CHANG
;
Jae Won JUNG
;
Sang Heon CHO
;
Kyung Up MIN
;
Byung Jae LEE
;
Sang Rok LEE
;
Woo Kyung KIM
;
Jong Myun BAE
;
Sung Chul HONG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Allergens;
Asthma;
Child*;
Citrus*;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Environmental Exposure;
Humans;
Hypersensitivity;
Jeju-do*;
Mites*;
Pyroglyphidae;
Rhinitis;
Skin;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
1999;19(6):952-958
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: We have demonstrated recently that citrus red mite(Panonychus citri) is the most important allergen in citrus-cultivating farmers with asthma and/or rhinitis. OBJECTIVE: A cross-sectional survey was performed to evaluate the sensitizat,ion to the citrus red mite and the effect of environmental exposure on the specific sensitization among primary school children living in rural areas of Cheju Island. Material and METHODS: A total of 4,490 children (from ages 7 to 12 years) living in rural are- as were enrolled in this study. Each subject was evaluated by a questionnaire developed by International Study of Allergy and Asthma in Childhood (ISAAC), and a skin prick test with 11 common inhalant allergens including citrus red mite. RESULTS: On skin prick tests, the most common sensitizing allergen was Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus(7-9 years : 22.7%, 10-12 years : 25.5%), followed by D. farinae(20.4%, 21.8%), cockroach(9.6%, 12.8%), and citrus red mite(8.8%, 12.6%). The sensitization rate to citrus
