Allergic disease and the infestation of Enterobius vermicularis in Swedish children 4-10 years of age.

Abstract

The results indicate that E. vermicularis could be more frequent in children with allergic disease as defined by allergic symptoms and a positive skin-prick test compared to nonallergic children, i. e., those without a history of allergic disease. These data, however, do not allow any conclusion on the nature of the possible association between E. vermicularis and allergic disease.