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Abstract ” The aim of this study was to throw some light on the pattern of bronchial asthma in Suez Canal area and study the various factors which affect this pattern. The study included 100 asthmatic children attending rural and urban health units and general hospitals in Suez Canal gevernorates. Positive test reactions were found in 951. of skin asthmatic children, thus belonging to the group of ’!: extrinsic atopic asthmatics. Skin tests using different allergic extracts showed positive cutaneous sensitivity to house dust extract in 791. of patients. The figure was 551. for house dust mites, thus denoting the importance of both house dust and house dust mites as the major allerens causing asthma. Regarding skin sensitivity to pollens, it was found in 361. of patients compared to 231. for moulds, 221. for foods, and 301. for animal danders. The factors affecting the pattern and course of asthma were studied and discussed one at a time. (1) About half of asthmatic children had ages age : between and their number 3 and 6 years, decreased as the age increased, which might indicate that many asthmatic children out grow their asthma as they get older. Mild asthma predominated the children below the age of 3 years while about half the children |