[Respiratory allergy to moulds among adults in Eskisehir Anatolia), Turkey]

Allerg Immunol (Paris). 2000 Feb;32(2):49-51.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Allergy to moulds has been known for several decades. But it is rarely isolated in contrast to the other pneumallergens. Prevalence of sensitization to moulds varies from one country to the another. We investigated the allergy to moulds using skin prick tests in adult patients with asthma and/or rhinitis in Eskisehir (Anatolia), Turkey. Cladosporium and Aspergillus were found to be the most common causes in the study population (115 patients). Isolated mould allergy was found as 4.3% with the exclusion of common non-fungal respiratory allergens, among them Cladosporium was the most common cause.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Allergens / immunology*
  • Female
  • Fungi / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Respiratory Hypersensitivity / epidemiology*
  • Respiratory Hypersensitivity / etiology
  • Skin Tests
  • Spores, Fungal / immunology
  • Turkey / epidemiology

Substances

  • Allergens