Bronchial asthma in the southern Maldives

Summary A whole population survey was performed in Addu Atoll, southern Maldives to establish the prevalence of bronchial asthma. Assessments of atopic eczema, allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis and intestinal infestation were made, and serum specific IgE titres to a number of allergens were measured...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical allergy 1979-07, Vol.9 (4), p.325-332
1. Verfasser:	WOLSTENHOLME, ROGER J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Asthma - complications Asthma - epidemiology Child Child, Preschool Conjunctivitis - complications Eczema - complications Feces - parasitology Female Humans Hypersensitivity, Immediate - complications Immunoglobulin E Indian Ocean Islands Infant Male Middle Aged Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial - complications Skin Tests
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary A whole population survey was performed in Addu Atoll, southern Maldives to establish the prevalence of bronchial asthma. Assessments of atopic eczema, allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis and intestinal infestation were made, and serum specific IgE titres to a number of allergens were measured. Asthma is a common condition in the southern Maldives, and there is no evidence that the IgE produced by intestinal helminths prevents the condition.
ISSN:	0954-7894 0009-9090 1365-2222
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2222.1979.tb02490.x