Some haematological findings in allergic rhinitis patients

ABSTRACT

To investigate the hematological changes in allergic rhinitis as electrophoretic pattern, serum iron and copper, 20 patients suffered from allergic rhinitis with polyps and 10 healthy subjects as controls with matched age and sex were selected for this study. A highly significant increase in the mean level of alpha 2 in about 75% of the cases and an increase in alpha 1 in about 30% of the cases with no significant difference between the mean level of total protein, albumin and gamma globulin in both groups were found. The mean serum level iron was decreased, while the mean serum level of copper was increased in all allergic patients compared with the controls. Thus, it was concluded that electrophoretic changes as well as serum iron and copper levels changes could have a role in the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis with polyps