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  • Title: [The significance of mite antigens in Kawasaki disease].
    Author: Tang RB, Hwang BT, Tsai LC, Lin FM, Chang HN.
    Journal: Zhonghua Min Guo Wei Sheng Wu Ji Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi; 1987 Feb; 20(1):29-36. PubMed ID: 3595263.
    Abstract:
    House dust mites have been suspected as a causative agent in Kawasaki disease. To assess the role of mite in children with Kawasaki disease, we studied 20 cases of Kawasaki disease from September 1985 through May 1986. Their ages ranged from 2 months to 4 years with a mean of 2.1 years, we assessed intradermal skin test reactivity to mite antigens (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Dermatophagoides farinae) and anti-mites specific IgE (RAST) levels in 20 Kawasaki disease patients, 10 children for control, and 30 asthmatic patients for comparison. Intradermal skin test reactivity to mite antigens was not significantly increased in the 20 Kawasaki disease patients than in pediatric controls (p greater than 0.05), there was a more significantly reactivity in asthmatic patients than in Kawasaki disease and pediatric control (p less than 0.001). There was a correlation between serum IgE and anti-D. pteronyssinus specific IgE (r = 0.65, p less than 0.001) or anti-D. farinae specific IgE (r = 0.73, p less than 0.001) in Kawasaki disease. The anti-mite specific IgE's expressed as RAST score or mean values were not more significantly raised in Kawasaki disease than in pediatric controls (p greater than 0.05), there was a more significantly raised in asthmatic patients than in Kawasaki disease patients and in pediatric control. Coronary artery involvement was not significantly related to anti-mite specific IgE's in Kawasaki disease (p greater than 0.05). According to this study, the role of house dust mites is undetermined to Kawasaki disease.
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