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Patients & Consumers Conditions En Español Find an Allergist / Immunologist Just for Kids New Research Parent Resources Pollen Levels Publications Request a Speaker School Tools Seniors The Virtual Allergist™ Treatments Donate Now Search by Condition (A-Z) Search by Topic Allergy & Asthma Issues Educational Brochures Elements of Allergy and Asthma Order Public Education Materials Allergy Shots Drug Guide Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT)		New Research - April 2009 Senstivity to trichophyton and asthma severity The authors evaluated asthmatics who were classified as mild (123), moderate (101), or severe (34), as well as 114 healthy controls. They obtained specific IgE titers to trichophyton rubrum as well as mixed molds, dust mite, cat dander, dog dander, Japanese cedar pollen, and mixed Gramineae pollens, and mixed weed pollens. They found that trichophyton specific IgE was higher in moderate asthmatics than controls and mild asthmatics. In severe asthmatics, it was yet higher, significantly increased over that found in mild and moderate asthmatics as well as controls. Mild asthmatics did not differ from controls. They concluded that specific IgE response to trichophyton may be associated with more severe asthma. Reference Matsuoka H, et al. Specific IgE response to trichophyton and asthma severity. Chest, published online February 2009. <back>
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