Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with atopic dermatitis in the present study.
| Patient | Age at onset | Total serum | Absolute eosinophil count | Blood CD19+ B cells | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no. | Sex | (years) | SCORAD | IgE (U/ml) | (/nl) (0,02-0,52) | (%) | Allergens |
| 1 | F | 6 | 17.20 | 878 | 1.22 | 8.49 | D.pteronyssinus |
| 2 | F | 5 | 19.50 | 86.12 | 0.29 | 6.17 | / |
| 3 | F | 6 | 20.10 | 2979 | 3.76 | 9.25 | / |
| 4 | F | 5 | 23.70 | 199.40 | 1.87 | 15.60 | Cat and Dog dander |
| 5 | F | 11 | 16.20 | 2026 | 0.28 | 14.90 | unknown |
| 6 | F | 5 | 15.10 | 617 | 0.67 | 6.71 | unknown |
| 7 | M | 19 | 6.80 | 1586 | 1.73 | 13.80 | Dog dander and Birch pollen |
| 8 | F | 18 | 11.80 | 2773 | 0.02 | 12.10 | C. albicans |
| 9 | F | 20 | 12.60 | 3300 | 1.50 | 13.50 | / |
| 10 | M | 10 | 27.50 | 1084 | 3.84 | 11.80 | / |
| 11 | F | 2 | 29.20 | 710 | 1.90 | 13.20 | / |
| 12 | F | 13 | 30.50 | 2783 | 4.70 | 11.90 | Birch pollen |
| 13 | M | 6 | 32.50 | 2173 | 5.01 | 16.00 | / |
| 14 | M | 8 | 34.80 | 580 | 1.80 | 15.00 | / |
| 15 | M | 14 | 35.40 | 440 | 5.10 | 11.40 | Peanut and Shrimp |
| 16 | M | 16 | 37.20 | 2069 | 3.60 | 7.28 | Cat dander |
| 17 | F | 18 | 38.50 | 1099 | 1.80 | 13.40 | Mugwort pollen |
| 18 | M | 15 | 69.50 | 1945 | 0.10 | 9.67 | Timothy pollen |
| 19 | F | 16 | 70.20 | 2118 | 1.19 | 11.20 | / |
| 20 | F | 4 | 75.10 | 738 | 3.73 | 6.52 | / |
| 21 | F | 13 | 78.20 | 3769 | 2.03 | 17.20 | D.pteronyssinus |
| 22 | M | 18 | 53.00 | 1737 | 1.01 | 7.60 | / |
| 23 | M | 20 | 54.00 | 1165 | 3.04 | 9.88 | Egg white and Cow’s milk |
| 24 | M | 19 | 56.50 | 1198 | 4.07 | 15.40 | unknown |
| 25 | F | 6 | 61.30 | 2945 | 0.12 | 6.39 | unknown |
| 26 | F | 8 | 68.40 | 3227 | 0.10 | 10.60 | D.pteronyssinus |
| 27 | F | 17 | 39.20 | 1175 | 0.26 | 7.48 | / |
| 28 | F | 1 | 40.50 | 2284 | 0.13 | 11.60 | / |
| 29 | F | 8 | 45.60 | 2889 | 0.30 | 13.60 | / |
| 30 | F | 7 | 49.00 | 2076 | 0.04 | 12.90 | unknown |
F, female; M, male; /, no testing for sensitization to allergens was performed. SCORAD, SCORing Atopic Dermatitis. Determination of suspected allergenswas performed by fluorescence enzyme immunoassay usingImmunoCAP System® (Sigma-Aldrich, Deisenhofen, Germany).