Prevalence of allergens for Changsha patients with allergic rhinitis / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
;
(24): 491-494, 2011.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-748436
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the allergens in patients with allergic rhinitis, to find common allergens of Changsha and to provide statistic basis for a reasonable prevention and treatment.@*METHOD@#The allergens in 1437 patients with allergic rhinitis in Changsha were detected by skin prick test.@*RESULT@#Eight hundred and ninety-eight (62.49%)of 1437 cases presented positive reaction. Among positive cases in inhalation group, the most common allergen was flour mite (98.33%), then were house dust mite (94.54%), mycetes II (19.27%) and weed (18.37%). Shrimp (35.41%) was the most common allergens in food group. And in childhood, adolescence and adulthood prick-positive cases, the ratio of more than 2 positive allergens were about 8.57%,18.04%, 19.15%.@*CONCLUSION@#The study shows that the flour mite and house dust mite are the most common allergens in Changsha.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Skin Tests
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Allergens
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China
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Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
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Epidemiology
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Prevalence
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Pyroglyphidae
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Mites
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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