Exposure to an aeroallergen as a possible precipitating factor in respiratory arrest in young patients with asthma
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BACKGROUND: Exposure to airborne spores of the common mold Alternaria alternata has been implicated in asthma attacks. Such exposure is particularly frequent in the Midwest during the summer and fall months. To determine the role of A. alternata in triggering severe asthma attacks, we investigated the cases of 11 patients with asthma who had sudden respiratory arrest and determined the frequency of sensitivity to this allergen in these patients. METHODS: The 11 patients (age range, 11 to 25 years) with initial episodes of respiratory arrest, which was fatal in 2 patients, were identified in the course of their care in our pediatric and adult clinical allergy practice and by a retrospective review of all Mayo Clinic records of patients with severe asthma cared for between 1980 and 1989. Skin-test reactivity to A. alternata and levels of IgE antibody against this mold in the 11 patients were compared with those in 99 matched controls with asthma who had no history of respiratory arrest. RESULTS: All the patients came from the upper Midwest, and the episodes of respiratory arrest occurred in the summer or early fall. Ten of the 11 patients with asthma who had respiratory arrest (91 percent) had positive skin-puncture tests for sensitivity to alternaria, as compared with 31 percent of the controls (P less than 0.001), and the serum levels of IgE antibodies to alternaria were elevated in all 9 patients tested. Among the covariates we examined (age, sex, and distance from the Mayo Clinic), only age was a significant confounder. After adjustment for age, alternaria skin-test reactivity was found to be associated with an increase of approximately 200-fold in the risk of respiratory arrest (adjusted odds ratio, 189.5; 95 percent confidence interval, 6.5 to 5535.8). CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to the aeroallergen A. alternata is a risk factor for respiratory arrest in children and young adults with asthma.
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High concentrations of outdoor fungal/mold exposure on peak days are linked to asthma exacerbation and mortality in adults.
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- Authors
- O'Hollaren, M. T., Yunginger, J. W., Offord, K. P., Somers, M. J., O'Connell, E. J., Ballard, D. J., & Sachs, M. I.
- Affiliations
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 1991-02-07
- Volume
- 324
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 359-363
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
- OpenAlex
- W2332088998
- Cited by
- 694
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 19 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 20
- FWCI
- 14.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Occupational exposure and asthma
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Keywords
- asthma, respiratory arrest, Alternaria alternata, mold spores, aeroallergen exposure, allergen sensitivity, IgE antibodies, skin test reactivity, asthma exacerbations, young patients, risk factors
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Allergens, Alternaria, Antibodies, Fungal, Asthma, Child, Environmental Exposure, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin E, Male, Respiratory Insufficiency, Risk Factors, Seasons, Skin Tests, Spores, Fungal
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