Sensitization to house-dust mite and mite fauna in selected children's homes in Kütahya, Turkey
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the house-dust mite allergy and prevalence of house-dust mites in dwellings of children who were tested for specific IgE against Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (D. pteronyssinus) and D. farinae on the suspicion of allergic rhinit...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2009-06-01
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The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the house-dust mite allergy and prevalence of house-dust mites in dwellings of children who were tested for specific IgE against Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (D. pteronyssinus) and D. farinae on the suspicion of allergic rhinitis, dermatitis and asthma. All dust specimens collected from children's houses were investigated under a light microscope. House-dust mites were found in 31.7% of houses of children with a specific IgE, while the rate was 27.5% in houses of those without a specific IgE. Overall, house dust specimens collected from a total of 92 houses were examined, and mites were found in 27 (29.3%) of them. Both Der p and Der f were found in 38 (92.7%), while mixed allergy (D. pteronyssinus + D. farinae) was found in 3 (7.3%). Der p allergy (100%) was found in all of the allergic children, while no child was found with specific IgE for Der f allergy, except in mixed allergies.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b7fb048376cc4659a25c83fbc5c392642025-08-20T02:55:42ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212009-06-01513Sensitization to house-dust mite and mite fauna in selected children's homes in Kütahya, TurkeyCihangir Akdemir0Sema YilmazDepartment of Parasitology, Dumlupinar University Faculty of Medicine, Kütahya, Turkey. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the house-dust mite allergy and prevalence of house-dust mites in dwellings of children who were tested for specific IgE against Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (D. pteronyssinus) and D. farinae on the suspicion of allergic rhinitis, dermatitis and asthma. All dust specimens collected from children's houses were investigated under a light microscope. House-dust mites were found in 31.7% of houses of children with a specific IgE, while the rate was 27.5% in houses of those without a specific IgE. Overall, house dust specimens collected from a total of 92 houses were examined, and mites were found in 27 (29.3%) of them. Both Der p and Der f were found in 38 (92.7%), while mixed allergy (D. pteronyssinus + D. farinae) was found in 3 (7.3%). Der p allergy (100%) was found in all of the allergic children, while no child was found with specific IgE for Der f allergy, except in mixed allergies. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2293 |
| spellingShingle | Cihangir Akdemir Sema Yilmaz Sensitization to house-dust mite and mite fauna in selected children's homes in Kütahya, Turkey The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Sensitization to house-dust mite and mite fauna in selected children's homes in Kütahya, Turkey |
| title_full | Sensitization to house-dust mite and mite fauna in selected children's homes in Kütahya, Turkey |
| title_fullStr | Sensitization to house-dust mite and mite fauna in selected children's homes in Kütahya, Turkey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sensitization to house-dust mite and mite fauna in selected children's homes in Kütahya, Turkey |
| title_short | Sensitization to house-dust mite and mite fauna in selected children's homes in Kütahya, Turkey |
| title_sort | sensitization to house dust mite and mite fauna in selected children s homes in kutahya turkey |
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