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14635509

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
Indirect exposure to cat allergens may exacerbate asthma in sensitized subjects. We report a case of a 13-year-old girl referred to our Unit for cough, dyspnea, wheezing, chest tightness, nasal itching and obstruction during the past six months, with improvement during summer holidays. Skin prick tests were positive for cat and Alternaria alternata. She had no cats at home. Spirometry was normal and methacoline bronchial challenge was negative. PEF monitoring showed a mean value of 80% of the predicted value with a variability higher than 20% in a few occasions. At a follow up visit PEF recording showed an increase of 80 litres/min during a 2 weeks Christmas holidays, and a subsequent reduction after being back at school. At a further questioning we found that in her class there was a girl who owned 23 cats. It is likely that PEF and symptoms in our patient were affected by indirect cat exposure at school.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1122-0643
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
169-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-6-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
A case of indirect exposure to cat at school.
pubmed:affiliation
Scuola di Specializazione in Medicina del Lavoro II, Sezione di Medicina del Lavoro e Medicina Preventiva dei Lavoratori, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports