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Prick test. uno studio epidemiologico su 1000 bambini
GM. Amato, R. Barcellona, A. Travia, G. Amato, M. Carta, A. De Luca, M. Giuffré, L. Piazza, D. Termini
Gennaio 2000 - pagg. 57 -58
Abstract
1,000 patients were invited for supposed allergic diseases and
they were tested with a panel of 11 inhalant allergens and 12
food allergens. 502 patients turned out to be positive: at least one
positive result was obtained for 60% of the asthmatic patients (and
for 77% of the asthmatic patients with atopic dermatitis), but only
for 45% of the children with nettle rush, for 37% of the children
with isolated atopic dermatitis, and for 28% of the children with
rhinitis. Amongst mono-sensitive children, the most common positive
result related to dermatofagoid (75%). Sensitivity to animal
tropho-allergens (eggs, milk, cod) disappeared after the first year
of life, whereas there was an increase in sensitivity to pneumo-allergens
(dermatofagoid, grasses, parietaria, olive tree) and vegetal
tropho-allergens (maize, wheat, almond).