Volume 16, Issue 2 pp. 124-129

Staphylococcus aureus-derived enterotoxins enhance house dust mite-induced patch test reactions in atopic dermatitis

Katja Langer,

Katja Langer

Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany;

The authors contributed equally to the manuscript.

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Kristine Breuer,

Kristine Breuer

Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany;

Nordseeklinik Norderney, Norderney, Hannover, Germany

The authors contributed equally to the manuscript.

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Alexander Kapp,

Alexander Kapp

Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany;

Nordseeklinik Norderney, Norderney, Hannover, Germany

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Thomas Werfel,

Thomas Werfel

Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany;

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Katja Langer,

Katja Langer

Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany;

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Kristine Breuer,

Kristine Breuer

Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany;

Nordseeklinik Norderney, Norderney, Hannover, Germany

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Alexander Kapp,

Alexander Kapp

Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany;

Nordseeklinik Norderney, Norderney, Hannover, Germany

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Thomas Werfel,

Thomas Werfel

Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany;

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First published: 03 January 2007

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0625.2006.00523.x

Citations: 38

Katja Langer, MD, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hannover Medical University, Ricklinger Str. 5, D-30449 Hannover, Germany, Tel.: +49 (0)511 9246 0, Fax: +49 (0)511 9246 440, e-mail: [email protected]

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Abstract

Abstract: Background: Up to 65% of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) produce exotoxins with superantigenic properties that may also act as allergens leading to an induction of exotoxin-specific IgE antibodies. Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) applied epicutaneously in a concentration of 10 μg/cm², i.e. 200 μg/ml, under occlusion induces cutaneous inflammation in patients with AD and healthy individuals.

Methods: We performed patch tests in 32 adult patients with AD using different concentrations (i.e. 2–200 μg/ml) of SEA, SEB and house dust mite (HDM) extract (500 μg/ml). Furthermore, the respective enterotoxins and HDM extract were applied simultaneously to the same patch test site. Specific IgE levels to SEA, SEB and HDM were measured with the CAP FEIA.

Results: The rates of patch test reactions to SEA and SEB increased with rising enterotoxin concentrations. There were no differences in the rates of patch test reactions to SEA and SEB between patients sensitized to the corresponding enterotoxin and non-IgE-sensitized patients. The number of patch test reactions to the mixture of enterotoxin and HDM extract was higher than the number of patch test reactions to either the enterotoxins or HDM extract. We identified 11 patients with AD who reacted neither to the enterotoxins nor to HDM extract, but who showed patch test reactions to the mixture. These reactions were not predicted by the presence of enterotoxin- or HDM-specific IgE.

Conclusions: Colonization with exotoxin-producing S. aureus may influence the outcome of patch tests in patients with AD.

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