PMID- 33911505
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220422
IS  - 2005-3894 (Electronic)
IS  - 1013-9087 (Print)
IS  - 1013-9087 (Linking)
VI  - 30
IP  - 6
DP  - 2018 Dec
TI  - Increasing Prevalence of the Sensitization to Cat/Dog Allergens in Korea.
PG  - 662-667
LID - 10.5021/ad.2018.30.6.662 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Recently, the number of domestic pets has increased. As a 
      consequence, sensitization to animal allergens, such as cat or dog allergens, has 
      become a problem. OBJECTIVE: We studied the annual trends of sensitization to 
      cats or dogs, and the characteristics of the patients. METHODS: We 
      retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 7,469 patients who visited a 
      dermatology clinic and underwent an allergic profile test, from January 2011 to 
      December 2015. Specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels to cat or dog antibody 
      greater than 3.50 IU/ml were regarded as positive results. RESULTS: In all, 274 
      patients showed significant increase in levels of specific IgE antibody to dog, 
      and 307 revealed increase in levels of of specific IgE antibody to cat. The 
      prevalence of these specific IgEs increased from 2011 to 2015. Independent risks 
      for sensitization to cat allergens were sensitization to dog, but not to house 
      dust, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, and D. farinae. Independent risks for 
      sensitization to dog allergens were sensitization to cat, but not to house dust, 
      D. pteronyssinus, and D. farinae. Total IgE level was not related to specific IgE 
      level against either cats or dogs. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, the prevalence of 
      sensitization to cat or dog has increased. Sensitization to cat or dog is related 
      to each other, but is irrelevant to the total IgE level.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2018 The Korean Dermatological Association and The Korean Society for 
      Investigative Dermatology.
FAU - Park, Bok Won
AU  - Park BW
AD  - Department of Dermatology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of 
      Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea.
FAU - Park, Jun Yeong
AU  - Park JY
AD  - Department of Dermatology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of 
      Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea.
FAU - Cho, Eun Byul
AU  - Cho EB
AD  - Department of Dermatology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of 
      Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea.
FAU - Park, Eun Joo
AU  - Park EJ
AD  - Department of Dermatology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of 
      Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea.
FAU - Kim, Kwang Ho
AU  - Kim KH
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5315-6031
AD  - Department of Dermatology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of 
      Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea.
FAU - Kim, Kwang Joong
AU  - Kim KJ
AD  - Department of Dermatology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, College of 
      Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20181026
PL  - Korea (South)
TA  - Ann Dermatol
JT  - Annals of dermatology
JID - 8916577
PMC - PMC7992440
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Atopic dermatitis
OT  - Cat
OT  - Dog
OT  - Specific immunoglobulin E
COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: The authors have nothing to disclose.
EDAT- 2018/12/01 00:00
MHDA- 2018/12/01 00:01
PMCR- 2018/12/01
CRDT- 2021/04/29 06:21
PHST- 2018/03/15 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/06/28 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2018/07/10 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/04/29 06:21 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/12/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/12/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 2018/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.5021/ad.2018.30.6.662 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Dermatol. 2018 Dec;30(6):662-667. doi: 10.5021/ad.2018.30.6.662. Epub 2018 
      Oct 26.