Publication details
Atopické epikutánní testy při hodnocení podílu aeroalergenů na recidivách atopického ekzému
| Title in English | Atopy patch tests in the evaluation of the role of airborne allergens in the flares of atopic dermatitis (AD). |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Česko-slovenská dermatologie |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Dermatovenerology |
| Keywords | Atopy patch tests; atopic dermatitis; airborne allergens |
| Description | Between November 2004 and April 2006 a total of 100 patients with atopic dermatitis (aged between 16-70 years, 26 men, 74 women) were investigated with atopy patch tests (APT). In 32 patients (32%) APT were positive, in 68 patients (68%) negative. The most frequent allergens were the house dust mite allergens (13%), the second grass pollen allergens (12%) and third were dog allergens (10%). The correlation of the results with the history of AD flares after the contact with airborn allergens was higher in APT (65%) than in specific IgE (46%). The identification of airborn allergens as triggering factors of AD is important for prevention as well as for specific immunotherapy. |