House dust mites are an unsurpassed cause of atopic sensitization and allergic illness
throughout the world. The major allergenic dust mites Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus …

In parallel with changes in lifestyle over the last 50 years (sedentary living in warm houses
with extensive furnishing and low ventilation rates), there has been a progressive increase …

In most temperate humid areas of the world, house dust mites are a major source of multiple
allergens in house dust. Mite allergens sensitize and induce perennial rhinitis, asthma, or …

OBJECTIVE: This review will enable the reader to discuss prevalence, risk factors, and
prognosis of allergic rhinitis and asthma. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE (PubMed) search …

Background: We urgently need to take steps towards reducing the prevalence of asthma in
countries where the prevalence has become unacceptably high in recent years. Because we …

The majority of asthmatic patients are atopic humidity is too low to support mite popu-–that
is, they have IgE mediated sensitivity lations. Mite sensitive asthmatic children had to …

The study aim was to compare the prevalence of asthma, rhinitis and eczema in children
living in Munster, western Germany, and Greifswald, eastern Germany, and to investigate …

In recent years the role of allergen exposure and atopy, and the interaction between them in
the clinical expression of allergic disease, has been examined in a quantitative manner in …

To assess the role of dampness problems and house dust mite exposure in the development
of bronchial obstruction in early life, a cohort of 3,754 children born in Oslo during 1992 and …

House dust mite allergen exposure is a postulated risk factor for allergic sensitization,
asthma development, and asthma morbidity; however, practical and effective methods to …