Clinical relevance of IgE-mediated sensitization against the mould in children with asthma

Background: Asthma in childhood has a prevalence of 5–10% in Germany and severe asthma accounts for about 5% in this patient group. Positive predictive values for severe asthma are atopy, a positive family history and sensitizations against inhalative allergens. Alternaria is an important inhalative...

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Main Authors: Sylvia Lehmann, Anja Sprünken, Norbert Wagner, Klaus Tenbrock, Hagen Ott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753465816680786