1.Prevalence of allergens for Changsha patients with allergic rhinitis.
Yunxia LÜ ; Zhihai XIE ; Suping ZHAO ; Hua ZHANG ; Yongzhen LIU ; Xiang CHEN ; Weihong JIANG
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2011;25(11):491-494
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.
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Allergens
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analysis
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Animals
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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China
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epidemiology
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mites
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Prevalence
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Pyroglyphidae
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Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
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epidemiology
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Skin Tests
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Young Adult