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. 1995 Oct;108(2):165-9.
doi: 10.1159/000237134.

IgE antibodies reactive with silverfish, cockroach and chironomid are frequently found in mite-positive allergic patients

A M Witteman  1 , S van den Oudenrijn, J van Leeuwen, J Akkerdaas, J S van der Zee, R C Aalberse
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IgE antibodies reactive with silverfish, cockroach and chironomid are frequently found in mite-positive allergic patients

A M Witteman et al. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 1995 Oct.

Abstract

Approximately 30% of the house dust mite allergic patients in The Netherlands have IgE antibodies reactive with silverfish, cockroach and/or chironomid. In allergic patients without IgE antibodies against Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus less than 5% have IgE antibodies reactive with these insects. By means of RAST inhibition studies it is shown that cross-reactivity exists between D. pteronyssinus and silverfish, cockroach or chironomid. This means that a positive RAST for silverfish, cockroach, chironomid or D. pteronyssinus cannot be taken as evidence for exposure.

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