Oral allergy syndrome in pollen - sensitized patients / 천식및알레르기
Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
;
: 458-465, 1998.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-197005
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Oral allergy syndrome(OAS) is composed of it,ching sense and edema in oral cavity, lips, throat, pharynx, and larynx following eating some fresh fruits or vegetables. It has been known that most of patients with OAS are allergic to pollens. Common epitopes were found among pollens, fruits and vegetables. Although OAS is a common farm of food allergy in adults, this is the first epidemiologic study of OAS in Korea. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
One hundred and fifty one patients who showed positive skin reaction to pollens were telephone-interviewed. Investigation of the prevalence and clinical manifestations of OAS was possible in 81 patients.RESULT:
The prevalence of OAS among these patients was 34.6% (28/81). OAS was found in 24(48%) out of 50 patients sensitized to tree pollens, whereas 4(13%) of 31 grass or weed pollen-sensitized paients had OAS. Most common causative food was apple and all of 17 apple- OAS patients were sensitized to tree pollens. Peach was the second common food and 14 of 15 peach-OAS patients were sensitized to tree pollens. Besides oral symptoms, rhinitis, asthma, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting or generalized urticaria were accompanied in half of the OAS patients (14/28). Some patients showed OAS to some unique Korean foods such as dropwort, taro and Aster.CONCLUSION:
OAS was very common in pollen-sensitized patients. Larger epidemiologic studies are needed to find unique Korean foods and their antigensm causing OAS.
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Main subject:
Pharynx
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Pollen
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Asthma
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Skin
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Urticaria
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Vegetables
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Vomiting
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Epidemiologic Studies
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Rhinitis
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Prevalence
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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