Detection and analysis of allergens in 859 patients with chronic urticaria in Chengdu

VernacularTitle:成都地区859例慢性荨麻疹患者过敏原检测结果分析
Author: Li SONG ; Junru YE ; Mao LU ; Yi TANG ; Yanlin LIU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: urticaria; allergen; skin prick test; Chengdu
From: Chongqing Medicine 2016;45(7):918-920
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To analyze the allergens and sex ,age distribution of chronic urticaria in Chengdu .Methods Totally 859 patients with chronic urticaria were tested with 13 kinds inhaled allergens and 15 kinds of food allergens by skin prick test .Re‐sults The top 5 allergens were:dermatophagoides farinae、dermatophagoides pteronyssinus ,cockroach ,shrimp and sea‐crab .The positive rate of dermatophagoides farinae was 58 .7% ,dermatophagoides pteronyssinus which was 55 .1% took second place .No difference was found between sex ,more inhaled allergens were found positive than food allergens in both sex groups .The positive rate was higher in people younger than 60 .Conclusion Dermatophagoides farinae ,dermatophagoides pteronyssinus ,cockroach , shrimp and sea‐crab are the commonest allergens in Chengdu .The skin prick test is important in the individualized treatment of chronic urticaria and health education .It may also be helpful in the management of chronic allergic skin diseases .