Serum heavy metal levels are associated with asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, allergic multimorbidity, and airflow obstruction

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Nov-Dec;7(8):2912-2915.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.05.015. Epub 2019 May 23.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Asthma / blood
  • Asthma / epidemiology
  • Cadmium / blood
  • Dermatitis, Atopic / blood
  • Dermatitis, Atopic / epidemiology
  • Eczema / blood
  • Eczema / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity / blood*
  • Hypersensitivity / epidemiology*
  • Lead / blood
  • Male
  • Mercury / blood
  • Metals, Heavy / blood*
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimorbidity
  • Republic of Korea / epidemiology
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Rhinitis, Allergic / blood
  • Rhinitis, Allergic / epidemiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Metals, Heavy
  • Cadmium
  • Lead
  • Mercury