Comparative analysis of the role of domestic allergens in atopic dermatitis etiology in children

Abstract

Four hundred and thirty-eight children aged 4 to 18 suffering from atopic dermatitis in the sustained remission phase in the course of the disease were studied using the skin prick testing technique. Prevalence of children of pre-school and primary school age with the atopic dermatitis was established. Skin acariasis caused by Dermatophagoides farinae mites prevails which can be used to optimize specific immunotherapy of atopic of dermatitis in children. Children of the senior school age were the least sensitive to A. Daphnia magna. Suitability of the start elimination therapy was proved. The detected age and sex etiological features of (atopic dermatitis) AD in the large population of children related mostly to the prevailing role of domestic triggers suggest the urgent necessity to eliminate the allergens in the residential premises where children suffering from allergic diseases live, as well as in the places where healthy children live, since the long contact with the indoor allergens is potentially hazardous regarding sensitization formation.