Atopy
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Broader Terms
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Narrower Terms
asthma, atopic dermatitis, hay fever
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Related Terms
allergen, genetic susceptibility
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Scope Note
genetic predisposition toward the development of immediate (type I) hypersensitivity reactions against common environmental antigens (atopic allergy); the most common clinical manifestation is allergic rhinitis; bronchial asthmas, atopic dermatitis and food allergy also occur.
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- com Background: The relationship between asthma severity and atopy is complex.
- Section: Overview Atopy is a pruritic (itchy) skin disease of animals that is caused by an allergy to substances in the environment that are contacted through the air, either by absorption through the respiratory tract or contact through the skin.
- One of the most common source of allergens causing atopy is the house dust mite.
- How is atopy diagnosed? Atopy is confirmed through a process of elimination.
- Atopy and atopic skin About 20% of the population have the inherited condition called atopy, which can lead to various degrees of dry skin or even eczema.
- com Dermatologic (Skin) Disorders of the Dog: A Multipart Series Atopy (Environmental Allergies Affecting the Skin) Atopy is a disorder by which dogs have a predisposition for developing antibodies to environmental allergens.
- Atopy in children of families with an anthroposophic lifestyle.
- of Dermatology - University of Iowa College of MedicineAtopy - Hyperlinear Palmar Creases Return to Image Index page.
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