Atopic dermatitis, inhalant allergy and food allergy: A paediatric approach. 2021

Emine Ece Özdoğru, and Melis Gönülal
Department of pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology, Health Science University, İzmir Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey.

Food and inhalant allergens have also been identified as potential trigger factors of atopic dermatitis symptoms. Here we aimed to investigate relationships between atopic dermatitis and inhalant-food allergen sensitization in Turkish children with atopic dermatitis. We included 70 patients (42 male, 28 female) with atopic dermatitis and 45 controls (30 male, 15 female) with no atopy, no atopy familial history, no atopy clinical findings no atopic dermatitis. We noted patients' and controls' age, gender, passive smoking exposure, atopy, xerosis, bath water temperature, shower gel type, clothes detergent type, blood hemoglobin, blood eosinophil count, blood eosinophil percent, values of serum immunoglobulin E, serum immunoglobulin A, serum immunoglobulin G, serum immunoglobulin M, results of inhalant allergen, and food allergen testing. We found that nine cases had inhalant allergen sensitization and 21 cases had food allergen sensitization. There were significant relationships between cases and controls in terms of count of eosinophil and percent of eosinophil (P = .008, P = .009, respectively). Humoral and cellular allergen-specific immune responses to food and inhalant allergens can be detected in patients with atopic dermatitis. Accordingly, we believe that blood eosinophil count and percent are more valuable laboratory parameters than serum total IgE for following patients with atopic dermatitis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007073 Immunoglobulin E An immunoglobulin associated with MAST CELLS. Overexpression has been associated with allergic hypersensitivity (HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE). IgE
D008297 Male Males
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D003876 Dermatitis, Atopic A chronic inflammatory genetically determined disease of the skin marked by increased ability to form reagin (IgE), with increased susceptibility to allergic rhinitis and asthma, and hereditary disposition to a lowered threshold for pruritus. It is manifested by lichenification, excoriation, and crusting, mainly on the flexural surfaces of the elbow and knee. In infants it is known as infantile eczema. Eczema, Atopic,Eczema, Infantile,Neurodermatitis, Atopic,Neurodermatitis, Disseminated,Atopic Dermatitis,Atopic Eczema,Atopic Neurodermatitis,Disseminated Neurodermatitis,Infantile Eczema
D004485 Eczema A dermatitis characterized by a spongiotic tissue reaction pattern occurring as a reaction to many endogenous and exogenous agents. Dermatitis, Eczematous,Eczematous Dermatitis
D005260 Female Females
D005512 Food Hypersensitivity Gastrointestinal disturbances, skin eruptions, or shock due to allergic reactions to allergens in food. Allergy, Food,Food Allergy,Hypersensitivity, Food,Allergies, Food,Food Allergies,Food Hypersensitivities,Hypersensitivities, Food
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000485 Allergens Antigen-type substances that produce immediate hypersensitivity (HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE). Allergen

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