[Clinico-immunologic characteristics of mite-borne bronchial asthma]

The authors describe clinicoimmunological features of bronchial asthma caused by Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. This type of asthma usually afflicts young persons, its course is mild. The main symptoms are dyspnea, rhinitis and conjunctivitis. In patients not going to the country the appearance of symptoms is of seasonal nature. Asthmatic attacks are usually nocturnal, especially in bedrooms with old bedclothes. Lingering reactions with a high titer of complement-binding antibodies to mite and marked skin tests to the Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergen are noted.