Allergic disease environmental allergens

Effect of low-allergen domestic environments in sensitised children and in patients with allergic diseases. Environmental measures should be studied in terms of clinical benefit, feasibility, compliance, costs, and the interventions should be of adequate length, e.g. 12 months. 

In general, treatment of ocular allergic disease is based on symptoms, severity, and characteristics of the allergic reaction. A stepped-care approach to therapy has been advocated, whereby treatment aggressiveness is tailored to the level of disease. When possible, avoidance of environmental allergens such as pollen, dust, and grasses is a key fector in management. 

The association of household use of hypochlorite with atopic sensitization, allergic disease, and respiratory health status has been assessed in 3626 participants in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey II. Specific serum IgE to four environmental allergens was available and all the participants did the cleaning in their own homes [65 ]. The use of... 

Atopy refers to the allergic sensitivity that certain individuals develop towards common and mostly innocuous environmental antigens such as dust mites, plant pollens and animal proteins. The condition of atopy generally manifests itself clinically in the form of asthma, hay fever, eczema or allergic rhinitis. The development of an atopic condition has been associated with the generation of predominately Th2 biased immune response to the particular allergen, and is thus often referred to as a Th2 based disease (Romagnani, 1994). 

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