Influence of smoke exposure on serum IgE levels of atopic patients.

The effect of environmental tobacco smoke on serum total immunoglobulin E (IgE) of respiratory allergic patients was evaluated in this study. A total of 558 patients with respiratory allergies (311 boys and 248 girls) aged between 1 and 17 years (mean 6.92 +/- 3.

Effects of indoor environmental factors on respiratory systems of children.

Effects of indoor environmental factors on children's respiratory system and pulmonary function tests were investigated in this study. A total of 617 primary school children aged between 9-12 years were included. A standard questionnaire, which includes questions about respiratory symptoms and illness, indoor environmental determinants, family history of respiratory diseases, and smoking habits of the parents, was sent to homes of all children and information was obtained from parents.

Mold allergy in Adana, Turkey.

In order to investigate the possible role of molds in respiratory allergy, skin prick tests with the extracts of 19 different fungi were applied to 614 respiratory allergic patients. Indoor mold samples of some of these mold sensitive patients are also presented. Most of the patients (72.

Roberts-SC phocomelia syndrome: a case with additional anomalies.

Roberts-SC phocomelia syndrome (RS) is an autosomal recessive disorder with symmetric limb defects, craniofacial abnormalities, pre- and postnatal growth retardation and mental retardation. Patients with RS were reported to have premature separation of heterochromatin of many chromosomes. We report an infant whose clinical, radiologic and chromosomal findings resemble those of RS, with rudimentary gallbladder and accessory spleen.