Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
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Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · Aug 2007
Comparative StudyDifferent effects of sensitization to mites and pollens on asthma symptoms and spirometric indices in children: a population-based cohort study.
We have previously shown that long-term exposure of children to a highly polluted urban compared with a rural environment is associated with subclinical airway narrowing and increased prevalence of atopy. ⋯ Our results indicate that sensitization to mites is associated with insidious involvement of large and small airways, whereas sensitization to pollens is associated with childhood wheezing at the age of 8 to 10 years. Subsequent loss of these associations implies that risk factors other than allergy influence airway disease at a later age.