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Allergic skin reactivity in 232 patients over 50 years.
Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 1992 Sep-Oct; 20(5):197-200.AI

Abstract

We examined two hundred and thirty-two out-patients, ranging in age from 50 to 75 yrs. All patients were submitted to skin-tests: prick and, if it was necessary, intradermal reactions and/or RAST. Allergens employed were Gramineae, Parietaria, Olea, dermatophagoides Farinae, dermatophagoides Pteronyssinus, house dust, cat and dog skin scales. One hundred and twenty-eight subjects had positive responses to one or more aeroallergens. Asthma was the most frequent condition both in skin-positives and in skin-negatives. For 58% of skin-positives and 51% of skin-negatives the symptoms' onset was more than 10 yrs before our check. In 58.6% of patients we found positive reaction to dermatophagoides Farinae, in 51.5% to house dust, in 47.6% to dermatophagoides Pteronyssinus, in 34.3% to Gramineae, in 28.9% to parietaria and in 14.8% to olea. Fifty-four skin-positives subjects carried out lung function tests; in twenty-eight of them we found a bronchial obstruction. In more than 50% of the subjects, which had shown a reactivity to aeroallergens, we prescribed a specific hyposensitization. These data suggest that skin tests results in elderly patients can have a relevant role in preventive and pharmacological treatment, improving life quality.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Mariotta S
Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Respiratorie, Università La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Mannino F
No affiliation info available
Masullo M
No affiliation info available
Adani O
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di Venanzio S
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Boschi A
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MeSH

AgedAllergensAnimalsAsthmaDustFemaleHumansHypersensitivityImmunoglobulin EIncidenceIntradermal TestsMaleMiddle AgedMitesPollenPrevalenceRadioallergosorbent TestSkin Tests

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

1292328

Citation

Mariotta, S, et al. "Allergic Skin Reactivity in 232 Patients Over 50 Years." Allergologia Et Immunopathologia, vol. 20, no. 5, 1992, pp. 197-200.
Mariotta S, Mannino F, Masullo M, et al. Allergic skin reactivity in 232 patients over 50 years. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 1992;20(5):197-200.
Mariotta, S., Mannino, F., Masullo, M., Adani, O., di Venanzio, S., & Boschi, A. (1992). Allergic skin reactivity in 232 patients over 50 years. Allergologia Et Immunopathologia, 20(5), 197-200.
Mariotta S, et al. Allergic Skin Reactivity in 232 Patients Over 50 Years. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 1992 Sep-Oct;20(5):197-200. PubMed PMID: 1292328.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Allergic skin reactivity in 232 patients over 50 years. AU - Mariotta,S, AU - Mannino,F, AU - Masullo,M, AU - Adani,O, AU - di Venanzio,S, AU - Boschi,A, PY - 1992/9/1/pubmed PY - 1992/9/1/medline PY - 1992/9/1/entrez SP - 197 EP - 200 JF - Allergologia et immunopathologia JO - Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) VL - 20 IS - 5 N2 - We examined two hundred and thirty-two out-patients, ranging in age from 50 to 75 yrs. All patients were submitted to skin-tests: prick and, if it was necessary, intradermal reactions and/or RAST. Allergens employed were Gramineae, Parietaria, Olea, dermatophagoides Farinae, dermatophagoides Pteronyssinus, house dust, cat and dog skin scales. One hundred and twenty-eight subjects had positive responses to one or more aeroallergens. Asthma was the most frequent condition both in skin-positives and in skin-negatives. For 58% of skin-positives and 51% of skin-negatives the symptoms' onset was more than 10 yrs before our check. In 58.6% of patients we found positive reaction to dermatophagoides Farinae, in 51.5% to house dust, in 47.6% to dermatophagoides Pteronyssinus, in 34.3% to Gramineae, in 28.9% to parietaria and in 14.8% to olea. Fifty-four skin-positives subjects carried out lung function tests; in twenty-eight of them we found a bronchial obstruction. In more than 50% of the subjects, which had shown a reactivity to aeroallergens, we prescribed a specific hyposensitization. These data suggest that skin tests results in elderly patients can have a relevant role in preventive and pharmacological treatment, improving life quality. SN - 0301-0546 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/1292328/Allergic_skin_reactivity_in_232_patients_over_50_years_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -