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Multicenter Study
Influence of degree of specific allergic sensitivity on severity of rhinitis and asthma in Chinese allergic patients.
The association between sensitizations and severity of allergic diseases is controversial. ⋯ Artemisia vulgaris and Ambrosia artemisifolia sensitizations are associated with the severity of intermittent rhinitis and D. pteronyssinus and D. farinae sensitizations are associated with increasing severity of asthma in China. Increase in number of allergens the patients are sensitized to may also increase the severity of rhinitis and asthma.