Before the first description of hay fever in 1870, there was very little awareness of allergic
disease, which is actually similar to the situation in prehygiene villages in Africa today. The …

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

Since the discovery of immunoglobulin E (IgE) as a mediator of allergic diseases in 1967,
our knowledge about the immunological mechanisms of IgE‐mediated allergies has …

The availability of allergen molecules ('components') from several protein families has
advanced our understanding of immunoglobulin E (IgE)‐mediated responses and enabled …

The major emphasis of this updated version of Practice Parameters for Allergy Diagnostic
Testing is focused on how technological refinements and their validations during the past …

Highlights•Both asthma incidence as well as prevalence have increased dramatically both
globally and in the United States over the past 50 years.•Distinct populations including …

The role of mites of the family Pyroglyphidae as the single most important source of house
dust allergens was established 20 years ago.'Since that time, evidence for sensitization of …

A second international workshop on dust mite allergens and asthma was held in Minster
Lovell, England, in September 1990 with the objective of reviewing both the …

The house dust mite (HDM) Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus is one of most important
allergen sources and a major elicitor of allergic asthma. We screened a D. pteronyssinus …

Objectives: To provide physicians with current guidelines for the diagnosis and optimal
management of asthma in children and adults, including pregnant women and the elderly, in …