Journal Information
Vol. 30. Issue 6.
Pages 287-290 (June - July 1994)
Share
Share
Download PDF
More article options
Vol. 30. Issue 6.
Pages 287-290 (June - July 1994)
Full text access
Utilidad de los dispositivos deshumidificadores en la reducción de la concentración de ácaros
Use of dehumidifiers in the reduction of dust mites
Visits
3842
J.F. Medina Gallardo*, J. Castillo Gómez, F. Capote Gil, R. Ayerbe García, M.A. Sánchez Armengol, M.L. Muñoz Biedma
Servicio de Neumología. Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío. Sevilla
This item has received
Article information

En este estudio se analiza el papel en la profilaxis del asma por ácaros de los deshumidificadores. Se evalúa en los domicilios de 9 pacientes asmáticos con sensibilidad exclusiva frente a Dermatophagoides, la eficacia de los deshumidificadores con la reducción a los 3 meses de la humedad de los dormitorios, y su relación con la disminución en las concentraciones de alergeno mayor de ácaros D. pteronissinus I, y se comparan con 8 pacientes de iguales características que sirvieron de grupo control. En el grupo de los pacientes en los que se colocó el dispositivo deshumidificador se observó una importante reducción de la humedad relativa en el dormitorio (54,84±4,33% y 45,23±4,92%; p < 0,05), así como de las concentraciones del D. pteronissinus I (2,313±1,831 a 0,42±0,44 μg/g; p < 0,05), no ocurriendo así en los enfermos del grupo control (51,15±7,38% a 60,5±6,15%; p < 0,05 y 3,28 μg/g±4,46 a 4,24±5,10; p=NS).

This study analyzes the role of dehumidifiers in asthma prophylaxis. The efficacy of dehumidifiers in the reduction of Dermatophagoides in the bedrooms of 9 patients with specific allergies was evaluated, along with success in reducing in high concentrations of mite allergens (D. pteronissinus I). Results were compared with those for a control group of 8 patients with the same allergy. In the group in whose homes a dehumidifier was installed, there was a significant reduction in relative humidity in the bedroom (54.84±4.33% and 45.23±4.92%; p < 0.05) as well as a significant decreased in concentrations of D. pteronissinus I (2.313±1.831 to 0.42±0.44 μg/g; p < 0.05). This was not the case of patients in the control group (51.15±7.38% to 60.5±6.15%; p < 0.05 and 3.28 μg/g±4.46 to 4.24±5.10; p=NS).

Full text is only aviable in PDF
Bibliografía
[1.]
D. Charpin, D. Vervloet, J. Charpin.
Epidemiology of asthma in western Europe.
Allergy, 43 (1988), pp. 481-492
[2.]
T. Haahtela, H. Lindholm, F. Bjorksten, et al.
Prevalence of asthma in Finnish young men.
Br Med J, 301 (1990), pp. 266-268
[3.]
K.B. Weiss, D.K. Wagener.
Changing patterns of asthma mortality. Identifying target populations at high risk..
J Am Med Assoc, 264 (1990), pp. 1.683-1.687
[4.]
C.F. Robertson, E. Heycock, J. Bishop, et al.
Prevalence of asthma in Melbourne schoolchildren: changes over 26 years.
Br Med J, 302 (1991), pp. 1.116-1.118
[5.]
K.J. Turner, G.A. Stewart, A.J. Woolcock, W. Green, M.P. Alpers.
Relationship between mite densities and the prevalence of asthma: comparative studies in two populations in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
Clin Allergy, 18 (1988), pp. 331-340
[6.]
T. Platts-Mills.
Alergenos y asma.
Allergy proceedings, 3 (1991), pp. 22-30
[7.]
Dust mite allergens and asthma: report of a second international workshop.
J Allergy Clin Immunol, 89 (1992), pp. 1.046-1.060
[8.]
T.A.E. Platts-Mills, A.L. De Weck.
Dust mite allergens and asthma a worldwide problem.
J Allergy Clin Immunol, 83 (1989), pp. 416-427
[9.]
M.J. Colloff.
Effects of temperature and relative humidity on development times and mortality of eggs from laboratory and wild populations of the European house dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronissinus (acari: Pyroglyphidae).
Exp Appl Acarol, 3 (1987), pp. 279-289
[10.]
J. Korsgaard.
House dust mites and absolute indoor humidity.
Allergy, 38 (1983), pp. 85-92
[11.]
J. Korsgaard.
Preventive measures in house-dust allergy.
Am Rev Resp Dis, 125 (1982), pp. 80-84
[12.]
M.J. Colloff.
Effects of temperature and relative humidity on development times and mortality of eggs from laboratory and wild populations of the European house dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronissinus (acari: Pyroglyphidae).
Exp Appl Acarol, 3 (1987), pp. 279-289
[13.]
T.A.E. Platts-Mills, E.B. Mitchell, P. Nock, E.R. Tovey, H. Moszoro, S.R. Wilkins, et al.
Reduction of bronquial hyper-reactivity during prolongued allergen avoidance.
[14.]
D.R.N. Gillies, J.M. Littlewood, J.K. Sarsfield.
Controlled trial of house dust mite avoidance in children with mild to moderate asthma.
Clinical Allergy, 17 (1987), pp. 105-111
[15.]
S.M. Pollart, T.A.E. Platts-Mills.
Mites and mite allergy as risk factors for asthma.
Annals of allergy, 63 (1989), pp. 364-365
[16.]
F.M. Kniest, E. Young, M.C.G. Van Praag, et al.
Clinical evaluation of a double-blind dust-mite avoidance trial with mite-allergic rhinitic patients.
Clin Exp Allergy, 21 (1991), pp. 39-47
[17.]
E.B. Mitchell, S. Wilkins, J. Mc Callum Deighton, T.A.E. Platts-Mills.
Reduction of house dust mite allergen levels in the home: use of the acaricide, pirimiphos methyl.
Clin Allergy, 15 (1985), pp. 235-240
[18.]
R. Rosenthal.
Metodología aceptada en la prueba de provocación con metacolina.
Allergy proceeding, 4 (1990), pp. 12-32
[19.]
T.A.E. Platts-Mills, M.D. Chapman, S. Pollart, et al.
Specific allergens evoking immune reactions in the lung: relationship to asthma.
Eur Respir J, 4 (1991), pp. 68-77
[20.]
P. Vantas Alguacil, M. Lombardero Vega, O. Duffirt Gualteri, J. Carreira Garea.
Cuantificación de los alergenos Der p I y Der f I de los ácaros del polvo doméstico y Fel d I de gato mediante un ELISA en fase sólida.
Rev Esp Alergol Clin, 5 (1990), pp. 71-75
[21.]
F.M. Kniest, B.J. Wolfs, H. Vos, et al.
Mechanisms and patient compliance of dust-mite avoidance regimens in dwellings of mite-allergic rhinitic patients.
Clin Experimental Allergy, 22 (1991), pp. 681-689
[22.]
H. Harving, L.G. Hansen, J. Korsgaard, et al.
House dust mite allergy and anti-mite measures in the indoor environment.
Allergy, 46 (1991), pp. 33-38
[23.]
S. Lau-Schadendorf, A.F. Rusche, A.K. Weber, P. Buettner-Goetz, U. Wahn.
Short-term effect of solified benzyl benzoate on miteallergen concentration in house dust.
J Allergy Clin Immunol, 87 (1991), pp. 41-47
[24.]
M.J. Colloff.
Use of liquid nitrogen in the control of house dust mite population.
Clin Allergy, 16 (1986), pp. 41-47
[25.]
A.B. Murray, A.C. Ferguson, B.J. Morrison.
Sensitization to house dust mites in different climatic areas.
J Allergy Clin Immunol, 76 (1985), pp. 108-112
[26.]
H. Harving, J. Korsgaard, R. Dahl.
Mechanical ventilation in dwellings as preventive measure in mite-asthma.
Allergy Proc, 9 (1988), pp. 283
[27.]
H. Mosbech, J. Korsgaard, P. Lind.
Control of house dust mite by electrical heating blankets.
J Allergy Clin Immunol, 81 (1988), pp. 706-710
[28.]
O.F. Olsen, H. Mosbech, R. Elbek, J. Lund.
Social, politicaleconomic and health consecuences of environmental treatment of house dust mites.
Allergy, 46 (1991), pp. 39-44
Copyright © 1994. Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
Archivos de Bronconeumología
Article options
Tools

Are you a health professional able to prescribe or dispense drugs?