Skin prick test results of atopic asthmatic subjects in a chest disease clinic in Sanliurfa

Abstract

Objective: Skin prick test (SPT) is used widely to determine the allergens in atopic patients. In this study, we aimed to determine the spectrum of aeroallergen sensitivity of atopic asthmatic subjects in Şanlıurfa district.

Methods: We evaluated clinical, demographic findings and SPT results of 95 male and 162 female in a total 257 patients who had asthma and allergic symptoms.

Results: Most common allergens causing a sensitivity reaction detected in our clinic were as follows; cockroach (56.8%), wheat pollen (53.3%), corn pollen (47.4%), grass pollen (36.5%), poplar tree pollen (26%), house dust mite (19.4%), pepper (16.7%) and cat dander (15.1%).

Conclusion: High levels of sensitivity to wheat and corn pollens and relatively low sensitivity levels of cat dander results meet our expectations in the area of agricultural land and where pet ownership is not common.

Key words: Atopy, aeroallergens, skin prick test

Keywords

• Atopy, aeroallergens, skin prick test

Skin prick test results of atopic asthmatic subjects in a chest disease clinic in Sanliurfa Şanlıurfa’da bir göğüs hastalıkları kliniğinde atopik astımlı hastaların allerji deri testi sonuçları

Abstract

Amaç: Allerji deri testi atopik hastaların değerlendirilmesinde sık kullanılmakta ve hızlı sonuç alınabilmektedir. Bu çalışmada amacımız Şanlıurfa’da atopik astımlı hastaların aeroallerjen duyarlılığını değerlendirmektir.Yöntemler: Çalışmada 95 erkek, 162 kadın toplamda 257 atopik astımlı hastanın klinik, demografik verileri ile deri prick testi sonuçları geriye dönük olarak değerlendirildi.Bulgular: Yapılan deri prick testinde en sık allerjiye yol açan allerjenler sırasıyla; hamam böceği (%56,8), buğday poleni (%53,3), mısır poleni (%47,4), çimen poleni(%36,5), kavak ağacı poleni (%26), ev tozu akarı (%19,4), biber tozu (%16,7) ve kedi tüyü (%15,1) olarak saptandı.Sonuç: Buğday ve mısır polenine yüksek oranda duyarlılık, kedi tüyüne ise daha az oranda duyarlılık saptanması tarımla uğraşan ve kedi besleme alışkanlıkları sık olmayan bölgede beklentilerimizi karşılamaktadır

Keywords

• Atopi, aeroallerjenler, deri allerji testi

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