Role of allergy in nasal polyps of Thai patients.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
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1999 Mar; 17(1): 13-5
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in English
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| ID: sea-36562
ABSTRACT
As distinct from many countries, allergy in Thailand is of the perennial type which may play a role in the formation of nasal polyps. Forty consecutive patients with nasal polyps and 30 normal subjects as control were studied at the Allergy Clinic, Department of Otolaryngology, Pramongkutklao Hospital. A positive clinical history and skin allergy testing are diagnostic criteria for allergy. In the nasal polyps group, these were 28 males and 12 females, aged between 12-65 years, with an average age of 38.5 years. In the control group, there were 18 males and 12 females, aged between 15-53 yeas, with an average age of 34 years. All had received prick skin testing with 6 common aeroallergens. The prick skin test was considered positive when the wheal was > or = 3 mm with surrounding erythema. Twenty-four of 40 patients (60%) with nasal polyps had a positive prick skin test, while 6 in the 30 control cases (20%) had a positive prick skin test. This difference was statistically significant (P = 0.0019), Odd's ratio = 6.0 which means allergic persons were 6 times more prone to have polyps form than normal persons.
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Main subject:
Thailand
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Skin Tests
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Allergens
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Glycoproteins
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Child
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Nasal Polyps
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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