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[Storage mite allergy. Routine tests].

R Haye1

  • 1Ore-nese-halsavdelingen Rikshospitalet, Oslo.

Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening : Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin, Ny Raekke
|February 20, 1991
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Storage mites can cause allergies in farmers. However, a small number of allergic rhinitis patients testing positive for storage mites suggests they may not warrant inclusion in standard allergy tests.

Area of Science:

  • Environmental Allergens
  • Clinical Immunology

Context:

  • Storage mites are recognized allergens, particularly affecting agricultural workers.
  • Allergic rhinitis affects a significant portion of the population.

Purpose:

  • To investigate the prevalence of storage mite allergy in patients with allergic rhinitis.
  • To evaluate the clinical significance of storage mites as allergens in this patient group.

Summary:

  • A study of 114 patients with allergic rhinitis identified four individuals with positive skin prick tests to storage mites.
  • This low prevalence indicates that storage mites may not be a primary allergen for most patients with allergic rhinitis.

Impact:

  • Findings suggest that routine inclusion of storage mite testing in standard allergy panels may not be clinically justified for all allergic rhinitis patients.

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  • Further research may be needed to define specific patient subgroups who could benefit from storage mite testing.