JAPANESE CEDAR POLLINOSIS AMONG NON-JAPANESE IN JAPAN

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  • Ishii Ayako
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, St. Luke's International Hospital
  • Udagawa Tomokatsu
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, St. Luke's International Hospital
  • Yanagi Kiyoshi
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, St. Luke's International Hospital
  • Imai Toru
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, St. Luke's International Hospital

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  • 在日外国人のスギ花粉症実態調査

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Japanese cedar pollinosis (JCP) is considered unique to Japan, with few reports of Non-Japanese suffering from this phenomenon. In 2002, we treated 20 non-Japanese with JCP diagnosed with symptoms, nasal observation, and serum-allergen-specific IgE antibodies. About 50% of the serum of these patients was also positive for cypress and house dust mites. The period for developing JCP living in Japan was about 4 years. These patients developed JCP presumably due to high exposure to Japanese cedar pollen in the last 3 years in Tokyo.

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  • JIBI INKOKA TEMBO

    JIBI INKOKA TEMBO 46 (4), 279-283, 2003

    Society of Oto-rhino-laryngology Tokyo

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