IgE antibodies to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Housedust mite), Aspergillus fumigatus, and beta-lactoglobulin in sudden infant death syndrome.
- 15 February 1975
- Vol. 1 (5954) , 357-360
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.5954.357
Abstract
The prevalence of serum IgE antibodies to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (house-dust mite), Aspergillus fumigatus, and bovine beta-lactoglobulin was significantly greater in cases of sudden infancy death (S.I.D.) than in a control group of infants of the same age range. This difference was most pronounced with D. pteronyssinus antibodies, which suggests that hypersensitivity to house-dust mite may be a factor in the aetiology of S.I.D. in Western Australia. Both the S.I.D. and control infants had similar serum concentrations of immunoglobulins G, M, and E but IgA levels were significantly higher in the control group.Keywords
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