House Dust Mites Sensitization and Level of Asthma Control and Severity in Children

Skin prick test: for (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Dermatophagoides Farina). Through the use of specific allergen extracts, positive and negative controls, then interpretation after 15-20 minutes of maneuver, a wheal ≥3 mm diameter is considered positive \[9\]. Before the test, we checked that the patient has not taken medications that might interfere with the test and antihistamines had stopped using before the skin prick test (2 days for the first generation and 7 days for the second generation)