A RESERCH IN THE TENDENCY OF ALLERGIC DISEASES AMONG THE CHILDREN IN OKINAWA PREFECTURE

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A survey with question sheets was conducted on the supporters of 11392 elementary school cildren in Naha City regarding whether they have symptoms of allergic diseases, especially atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma, etc, and the hereditary relations of these diseases.As a result, after the return to Japan 20 years ago, it tas been found that children' s allergic diseases, especially atopic dermatitis, is on an increasing tendency, though they are smaller in number than the national average. Atopic dermatitis is about 1/3 of the national average.Regarding the hereditary relation, the incidence of the allergc diseases in children is very high if their parent or grandparent has this disease. But many children have the allergic diseases in spite of no such hereditary relations being recognized in their families.Characteristic about the atopic dermatitis in the children in Okinawa Pref. is that in many children, this disease is aggravated during summer, which is different from the national tendency of this disease.
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