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PEDIATRICS Vol. 114 No. 2 August 2004, pp. 539-540

SUPPLEMENT ARTICLE

EFFECT OF MATTRESS AND PILLOW ENCASINGS ON CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA AND HOUSE DUST MITE ALLERGY

James R. Banks, MD

Arnold, MD

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Halken S, Host A, Niklassen U, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2003;111:169–176


   Purpose of the Study.
 
Allergy to house dust mite (HDM) is an important contributor to childhood asthma, and these investigators sought to determine whether the use of mattress and pillow encasings resulted in effective long-term control of mattress HDM levels, thus reducing the need for maintenance asthma medication.


   Study Population.
 
The subjects were 60 children (5–15 years of age) with asthma and HDM allergy, in the absence of any other clinically relevant allergy. Inclusion criteria included physician-diagnosed asthma, positive HDM puncture skin test results, positive . . . [Full Text of this Article]