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Background: Allergic diseases are very common and are caused by allergen whose role varies according to climate changes. Not many studies are available regarding the same in our region. Skin prick test is a diagnostic procedure for allergy testing. The aim of the present study was to find out the seasonal variation of different allergies in our region.Methods: A total of 686 patients with allergic complaints were assessed for age and sex distribution, seasonal variation of number of allergy patients and seasonal variation of patient symptoms. 608 patients who gave consent and were found fit for skin prick tests underwent the tests and were analysed for allergy profile of the patients in different seasons.Results: The majority of patients were females and of younger age group. The majority of the patients had nasal symptoms and these symptoms were more in summer and rainy season during which pine mix and grass pollen were common allergens. Pulmonary symptoms were maximum in winters with dust mite and moulds being the common allergens. Dust mite was overall the most common allergen involved. Sensitization to allergens was less in winter months.Conclusions: This study focussed on seasonal variation of allergies and found pine mix and grass pollens to be major cause of nasal allergy and dust mite and mould mix to mainly cause pulmonary symptoms.
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Skin prick tests (SPTs) are widely used to demonstrate an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction to a specific allergen. However, local allergic conditions cannot be diagnosed with SPTs. Local specific IgE production was only presented before in mucosal tissues. We present a patient with house dust mite sensitization that had variable SPTs results in different body regions.
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Humans , Body Regions , Hypersensitivity, Immediate , Immunoglobulin E , Mast Cells , Mucous Membrane , Pyroglyphidae , SkinABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate prevalent aeroallergens in ChongQing and their sensitization risk factors in children with allergic diseases,especially asthma.Methods:Skin prick tests with 13 standardized aeroallergens and questionnaires were used.A total of 298 patients,aged between 4~15 years and were diagnosed with allergic asthma and or allergic rhinitis,were investigated.Results:The total positive rate of allergen was 84.9%(253/298).The prevalence of aeroallergens were following:the first was house dust mite,cockroach followed,the third one was cat dander;the positive family history of asthma was 69.6%(116/230),asthma and rhinitis accounted for 67.2%(78/116)。Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that house dust mite was an independent risk factors for asthma(odds ratio Value(OR):2.602,95%CI:1.672～7.488),air conditioning had strong relationship with it(OR:1.659,95%CI:1.139～5.942).Conclusion:House dust mite is the major allergen of allergic diseases,especially asthma in ChongQing.Air conditioning is one of important risk factors for house dust mite sensitization.
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Objectives:To determine the common allergens of patients with allergic rhinitis in Chongqing.Methods:A total of 738 cases who were diagnosed as allergic rhinitis by history and clinical presentation,underwent a skin prick test with 11 standardized aeroallergens and 10 ingestive allergens,and the important sensitizing allergens were assessed.Difference of skin prick test responses at various ages and with different gender was investigated.Results:The percent of patients with positive skin tests in inhalation allergens were as follows,dust(91.33%),acaridan(83.88%),prevemal pollen(68.97%),late spring pollen (66.67%),estivoautumnal pollen (61.25%),tobacco (58.94%) and cockroach (55.28%).Allergens in food were mainly prawn (62.47%) and crab(60.43%).Conclusion:The study shows that the dust,acaridan,prevemal pollen,late spring pollen and estivoautumnal pollen are the most important allergens in Chongqing region.
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In Korea, there are two descrite pollen seasons: a tree pollen season and a weed pollen season. In order to investigate the incidence of sensitization to the major pollens and to evaluate is clinical significance in respriatory allergic disease, skin prick tests were performed using 7 species of Korean pollen extracts (K-P extracts) and specific IgE was measured by the Phadebas radioallergosorbent test (RAST) in patients with positive skin prick tests. Of the 317 patients with respiratory allergic diseases 73 patients (23.0%) were skin prick test positive to one or more K-P extracts and the positive reactions to individual pollens were as follows: 14.2% (45/317) positive to sagebrush 10.4% to ragweed, 5.0% to grass, 4.1% to oak, 3.8% to alder, 1.9% to poplar; and 0% to pine. The 30-39yr old group manifested the highest skin test positivity 36.7%. There was no difference in the skin reactivity according to the patient's sex and the kinds of allergic disease. Also there was no relationship between birth season and skin test positivity. The agreement between the results of the skin prick test with K-P and commercially prepared Bencard's pollen extracts (B-P extracts) was good. There were good correlations between the strongly positive skin prick test and a posivite RAST and also between a netative skin prick test and a negative RAST. From this study, it can be concluded that overall sensitization rate of respiratory allergy patients to K-P exstracts was 23.0%, and that weed pollens such as sagebrush and ragweed were major pollens.