The Relationship between Symptom Flare of Atopic Dermatitis and Airborne Japanese Cedar and Cypress Pollen Counts: A Self-Scoring Diary Study
Table 1
Self-scored itch intensity during the high- and low-exposure periods and backgrounds for each patient.
Patient (age, gender)
During high-exposure period for cedar
During high-exposure period for cypress
During low-exposure period
Severity of AD
Total IgE (IU/mL)
Specific IgE to cedar pollen (CAP-RAST class)
Seasonal allergic rhinitis
A (11, M)
mild
4680
2
−
B (2, M)
mild
550
no data
−
C (13, F)
severe
35220
4
−
D (13, M)
*
moderate
5040
4
−
E (3, F)
severe
23994
2
−
F (53, M)
mild
2436
4
+
G (35, F)
mild
41
0
+
H (36, F)
no data
mild
1610
5
no data
I (31, F)
no data
**
moderate
3336
2
no data
J (16, M)
moderate
2884
5
−
K (43, F)
moderate
85
2
−
L (43, F)
*
moderate
106
4
+
M (39, F)
**
moderate
116
2
no data
N (40, M)
*
moderate
no data
no data
+
Data are average ± standard deviation. *means significantly high and **means significantly low compared to low-exposure period. Severity of AD was evaluated according to the classification by Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Study Group (mild: only slight eruptions, moderate: with severe eruptions on less than 10% of body, severe: with severe eruptions on 10% to less than 30% of body, very severe: with severe eruptions on 30% or more of body).
