RETRACTED: The type of sensitization to allergens in allergic patients in Ankara, Turkey

Abstract

Objective: To present our prick test results that would reflect allergens prevalent in the Central Anatolia. Methods: Prick tests of the 1618 patients diagnosed with allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, allergic conjunctivitis between January 2003 and May 2005 were included in the study. In epidermal skin prick test, sensitization to 21 allergens including trees, grasses, weeds, fungus, epithelium-hair, house dust and mites, latex, and food were evaluated. Results: Positive prick test results were obtained in 565 (34.9%) of 1618 patient. Sensitivity to prick tests were as follows; 372 (66%) were positive for grass pollens, 242 (43%) were positive for house dust and mites, 265 (47%) were positive for tree pollens, 71 (12.6%) were positive for epithelium-hair allergens, 96 (17%) were positive for weed pollens, 37 (6.7%) were positive for foods, 24 (4.3%) were positive for fungus, 26 (4.7%) were positive for latex allergens. Conclusion: Our data indicates that the most common allergens in Ankara are grass pollens, tree pollens and house dust and mites.

Keywords

• Prick test, atopy, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis

GERİ ÇEKİLMİŞ MAKALE: Türkiye'de Ankara ilinde alerji hastalarında allerjen duyarlılığının tipi

Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışmada iç Anadolu Bölgesi'nde sıkça gözlenen alerjenleri yansıtan prick test sonuçlarının değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Alerjik rinit, atopik dermatit, alerjik konjunktivit tanısı konan hastaların prick test sonuçları çalışmaya dâhil edildi. Hastalara ağaçlar, otlar, yabani otlar, mantar, epitel-tüy, ev tozu ve akarı, lateks ve gıdaları içeren 21 alerjen ile prick test uygulandı. Bulgular: Çalışmaya dâhil edilen 1618 hastanın 565 (%34.9) tanesinde prick testi pozitif idi. Hastaların 372'sinde (%66) ot, 242'sinde (%43) ev tozu akarı, 265'inde (%47) ağaç, 71'inde (%12.6) epitel-tüy, 96'sında (%17) yabani ot, 37'sinde (%6.7) gıda, 24'ünde (%4.3) mantar, 26'sında (%4.7) lateks alerjenleri saptandı. Sonuç: Çalışma sonuçlarına göre Ankara'da en sık rastlanan alerjenler ot polenleri, ağaç polenleri ve ev tozu akarları idi.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Prick test, atopi, alerjik rinit, alerjik konjuktivit

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15. Please cite this article as: Şahin C, Özcan M, ‹riz A, Özcan KM, Selçuk A, Olcay I, Ünal A. The type of sensitization to allergens in allergic patients
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17. This paper has been retracted by the authors on 26 May 2014. A Retraction note is published in J Med Updates, 2014;4:Online Preprint Issue.
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