KMID : 0390020080180040283
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Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease 2008 Volume.18 No. 4 p.283 ~ p.291
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A Comparison of the Sensitization Rate to the Cow¡¯s Milk, Egg White and Soybean in Atopic Dermatitis at A Single Institution in 2002 and 2007.
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Cho Gyu-Rang
Jung Jin-A Kim Ji-Eun Kim Mi-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose:The incidence of food allergy associated with atopic dermatitis is approximately 40-60%. We evaluated serum specific IgE to cow¡¯s milk (CM), egg white (EW) and soybean in atopic dermatitis and then compared the sensitization rates of patients in 2002 to those in 2007.
Methods:Two hundred fifty-eight patients with atopic dermatitis who visited Dong-A University Medical Center in 2002 (n=121) and 2007 (n=137) were enrolled in this study. Medical records were retrospectively reviewed to determine serum total eosinophil count (TEC), and total IgE and specific IgE to CM, EW, and soybean.
Results:The TEC was significantly higher in 2002 than in 2007. The sensitization rates to CM, EW and soy bean were significantly different in 2002 and 2007.(P=0.001 and P=0.03 for each) The sensitization rates to CM were significantly different according to age in 2007.(P= 0.04) The sensitization rates to EW were significantly different according to age in 2002 and 2007.(P=0.02 and P=0.00 for each) The sensitization rates to CM were significantly different according to combined allergic diseases in 2002 and 2007.(P=0.04, P=0.01 for each) The sensitization rates to EW
Conclusion: Among atopic dermatitis patients who visited a single university hospital in Busan, there were no significant differences in the overall sensitization rates in 2002 and 2007.
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KEYWORD
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Atopic dermatitis, Cow¡¯s milk¡¯Egg white, Soybean
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