• Med. J. Aust. · Sep 1980

    Allergen skin-prick testing in asthmatic children.

    • P P van Asperen, C M Mellis, R T South, and S J Simpson.
    • Med. J. Aust. 1980 Sep 6; 2 (5): 266-8.

    AbstractAllergen skin-prick tests to the common airborne allergens were performed on 534 children with asthma. A positive reaction to one or more allergens was observed in 81%, and the prevalence increased with age. The specific allergen reactions were characteristic with a high prevalence of reactions to house-dust mite (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus) (88%), house dust (79%, and cat fur (62%), and a low prevalence of grass-pollen reactions (12% to 25%). We found that the diagnosis of atopy could be made in virtually all (96%) of these children by using only three allergens: D. pteronyssinus, cat fur, and rye grass.

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