The Relationship between Symptom Flare of Atopic Dermatitis and Airborne Japanese Cedar and Cypress Pollen Counts: A Self-Scoring Diary Study.

ISRN Dermatology Pub Date : 2012-01-01 Epub Date: 2012-04-09 DOI:10.5402/2012/218538

Haruko Nishie, Mariko Kato, Shiori Kato, Hiroshi Odajima, Rumiko Shibata, Sankei Nishima, Reiko Kishikawa, Eiko Koto, Masutaka Furue

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Background. With an increase in Japanese cedar and cypress (JC) pollinosis, the relationship between JC pollen and atopic dermatitis (AD) has been studied. Some reports suggest that JC pollen can be one exacerbating factor for AD, but there has been no report that discusses JC pollen counts relating to AD symptom flare although actual airborne JC pollen counts can widely fluctuate throughout the pollen season. Objective. The relationship between symptom flare of AD and airborne JC pollen counts was examined. Methods. We monitored JC pollen counts in real time and divided the counts into low and high level. We then analyzed self-scored "itch intensity" recorded by 14 AD patients through a self-scoring diary. Results. Among the 14 patients, 7 had significantly higher itch intensity while the pollen counts were high. Conclusion. Even during the pollen season, actual airborne pollen counts can widely fluctuate. Our study suggested that symptom flare of AD could be influenced by the actual pollen counts.

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特应性皮炎症状发作与空气中日本雪松和柏树花粉计数的关系:一项自评分日记研究。

背景。随着杉柏(JC)花粉症的增多，本文研究了JC花粉与特应性皮炎(AD)的关系。一些报道表明，JC花粉可能是AD的一个加剧因素，但没有报道讨论JC花粉计数与AD症状发作的关系，尽管实际空气中的JC花粉计数在花粉季节可能会有很大的波动。目标。研究了AD症状发作与空气中JC花粉计数的关系。方法。实时监测JC花粉计数，并将其分为高、低水平。然后，我们分析了14名AD患者通过自我评分日记记录的自我评分的“瘙痒强度”。结果。14例患者中，有7例瘙痒强度明显增高，且花粉计数较高。结论。即使在花粉季节，空气中实际的花粉数量也会有很大的波动。我们的研究表明，阿尔茨海默病的症状爆发可能受到实际花粉数量的影响。

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