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ReviewExperimental & applied acarology2023

House dust mite allergy in Malaysia: review of research gaps in the current scenario and the way forward.

Yu Zhao Lee, Audrey Siew Foong Kow, Alain Jacquet, Ming Tatt Lee, Chau Ling Tham

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Review in Experimental & applied acarology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Landscape of Aeroallergen Sensitization in Asia.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yu Zhao Lee *Office of Postgraduate Studies, UCSI University, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Audrey Siew Foong Kow *Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Alain JacquetDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Alain.J@chula.ac.th.
Ming Tatt LeeFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Chau Ling ThamDepartment of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Malaysia. chauling@upm.edu.my.

Funding

Universiti Putra Malaysia GP-GPB/2022/9726000
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prevalence of house dust mite (HDM) allergy, especially in Asian countries with rapid urbanization, has been increasing. House dust mites thrive in places with relatively high humidity. With the combination of climate change, naturally high humidity, and urbanization, tropical countries like Malaysia are becoming a hotspot for HDM allergy fast. With a previously reported sensitization rate of between 60 and 80%, it is a worrying trend for Malaysia. However, due to incomplete and out-of-date data, as seen by the limited study coverage in the past, these numbers do not paint a complete picture of the true HDM allergy scene in Malaysia. This review briefly discusses the HDM fauna, the HDM sensitization rate, the common diagnosis and therapeutic tools for HDM allergy in Malaysia, and makes suggestions for possible improvements in the future. This review also highlights the need of more comprehensive population-based prevalence studies to be done in Malaysia, encompassing the three main HDMs-Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, Dermatophagoides farinae, and Blomia tropicalis-as the lack of up-to-date studies failed to give a clearer picture on the current scenario of HDM allergy in Malaysia. Future studies will be beneficial to the nation in preparing a better blueprint for the management and treatment of HDM allergy.

Indexed as

Dust Mite AllergyAllergensAnimalsAntigens, DermatophagoidesDustEvidence GapsMalaysiaPyroglyphidaeAllergensAntigens, DermatophagoidesDustAllergyHouse dust mitePrevalenceSensitizationSkin prick test

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