High prevalence of house dust mite sensitization in children with severe asthma living at high altitude in a tropical country.
Elida Duenas-MezaCarlos Arturo Torres-DuqueEliana Correa-VeraMiguel SuárezCatalina VásquezJenny JuradoMaría Del Socorro MedinaOscar BarónMaría J Pareja-ZabalaLuis Fernando Giraldo-CadavidPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2018)
These children with SA living at HA in a tropical middle-income developing country have a high prevalence of HDM sensitization. One explanation for this might be that tropical conditions, such as temperature and humidity, could modify the effect of the altitude on asthma.