Allergy to pets and new allergies to uncommon pets

Allergy to Uncommon Pets: New Allergies but the Same Allergens

The prevalence of exotic pet allergies has been increasing over the last decade. Years ago, the main allergy-causing domestic animals were dogs and cats, although nowadays there is an increasing number of allergic diseases related to insects, rodents, amphibians, fish, and birds, among others. The current socio-economic situation, in which more and more people have to live in small apartments, ...

Exotic pets are new allergenic sources: allergy to iguana.

Although furry animals are known sources of respiratory allergy, scaly animals are assumed not to be allergenic. Exotic animals such as iguanas are becoming increasingly common pets. Nevertheless, these animals are not suspected to be allergenic. We present the case of a 42-year-old woman suffering from allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma caused by a pet iguana. Clear IgE-sensitization and ...

Are new pets really responsible for development of new allergies?

We read with interest the article from Marenco-Arellano et al. showing that introduction at home of a new pet (the less common hamster) increases the risk of allergic sensitisation and exacerbation of respiratory symptoms as a consequence of the exposure to this pet. Although it is indubitable that the presence of a common as well as an ‘‘exotic’’ furred pet at home greatly increases the amount...

What's happened to PETs?

The Comparison of Personality characteristics and Clinical syndrome owners Pets keeper and People without Pets

Abstract Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the Comparison of Personality characteristics and Clinical syndrome owners Pets keeper and People without Pets. Methodology: The research method was causal-comparative. The statistical population included all pets and non-domestic animals resident in the 20th district of Tehran in 2018. The sample consisted of 160 individuals with pet...