Cedar Pollen Aggravates Atopic Dermatitis in Childhood Monozygotic Twin Patients with Allergic Rhino Conjunctivitis

Cedar Pollen Aggravates Atopic Dermatitis in Childhood Monozygotic Twin Patients with Allergic Rhino Conjunctivitis

We report a case of 7-year-old monozygotic twin patients with atopic dermatitis. The HLA haplotypes were HLA A2, A11, B27, B61, DR1, and DR4. Both serum IgE levels and cedar pollen radioallergosorbent test (RAST) scores were high in the twins (elder/younger sister: IgE: 5170/3980 IU/ml and Japansese...

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Main Authors: Yukako Murakami, Saki Matsui, Akiko Kijima, Shun Kitaba, Hiroyuki Murota, Ichiro Katayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
atopic dermatitis
cedar pollen
childhood
monozygotic twins
scratching behavior
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S132389301530544X

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