Abstract
Objective: We have investigated the difference of allergic symptoms between the allergic children who were evacuated to shelter and those who were not evacuated, near the Pacific coast of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures. The area was affected by Tsunami after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Subjective and method: We asked administrative organs to give questionnaires to parents of allergic children who lived in the area. The parents who agreed with our purpose answered the questionnaires and mailed them to us. We have examined the incidence of asthma attack and exacerbation of atopic dermatitis between the two groups. Results: The asthmatic children in the shelter caused more asthma attack significantly than those who were not in the shelter. On the other side, the atopic dermatitis children in the shelter also caused more exacerbation significantly than those who were not in the shelter. Conclusion: We found that the allergic children, such as asthma and atopic dermatitis who were in the shelter got worse compared with those who were not in the shelter. We hope that those allergic children who were sensitive to environmental deterioration could stay in the shelter more comfortably in the disaster.
