J Asthma Allergy Clin Immunol.  1999 Dec;19(6):952-958.

Sensitization rate to citrus red mite (Panonychus citri) allergen in primary school children living in rural areas on Cheju Island and envlronmental influence on the risk of specific sensitization

• Park HS
• Kim HY
• Sohn JW
• Kim YY
• Jee YK
• Kim YK
• Lee MH
• Chang YS
• Jung JW
• Cho SH
• Min KU
• Lee BJ
• Lee SR
• Kim WK
• Bae JM
• Hong SC

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We have demonstrated recently that citrus red mite(Panonychus citri) is the most important allergen in citrus-cultivating farmers with asthma and/or rhinitis.
OBJECTIVE
A cross-sectional survey was performed to evaluate the sensitizat,ion to the citrus red mite and the effect of environmental exposure on the specific sensitization among primary school children living in rural areas of Cheju Island. Material and
METHODS
A total of 4,490 children (from ages 7 to 12 years) living in rural are- as were enrolled in this study. Each subject was evaluated by a questionnaire developed by International Study of Allergy and Asthma in Childhood (ISAAC), and a skin prick test with 11 common inhalant allergens including citrus red mite.
RESULTS
On skin prick tests, the most common sensitizing allergen was Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus(7-9 years : 22.7%, 10-12 years : 25.5%), followed by D. farinae(20.4%, 21.8%), cockroach(9.6%, 12.8%), and citrus red mite(8.8%, 12.6%). The sensitization rate to citrus

MeSH Terms

Allergens
Asthma
Child*
Citrus*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Environmental Exposure
Humans
Hypersensitivity
Jeju-do*
Mites*
Pyroglyphidae
Rhinitis
Skin
Surveys and Questionnaires
Allergens