EVALUATION OF SINGLE AND MULTIPLE ALLERGEN SENSITIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH ALLERGIC RHINITIS: A RETROSPECTIVE SINGLE CENTER CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
1Mardin Devlet Hastanesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Kliniği, Mardin, Turkey2İstanbul Arel Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi , Kulak Burun Boğaz Ana Bilim Dalı, İstanbul, Turkey Objective: Allergic rhinitis can affect every stage of an individual's daily life and cause loss of work, so the diagnosis and treatment of allergic rhinitis very important. The present study aims to determine the aeroallergen sensitivity of people living in our region by evaluating the results of the skin prick test (SPT) performed in patients presenting with a picture of allergic rhinitis in our region.
Methods: The SPT results of 1,100 patients were requested to undergo SPT due to the symptoms and signs of allergic rhinitis based on the anamnesis and detailed otorhinolaryngological examination were reviewed retrospectively. Gender, age and SPT results of the patients and the type of allergic sensitization in the SPT were evaluated.
Results: SPT positivity was observed in 472 (42.9%) out of 1,100 patients included in the study. The allergen with the highest frequency of positive test responses were herb mixture (n=303), cereal mixture (n=223) and tree mixture (n=106), in respective order. The majority of the patients had concurrent positivity for multiple allergens, and the most common was double allergen positivity (n=217). The most common double allergen positivity was the combination of grass mixture + cereal mixture (n=119).
Conclusion: Apart from establishing the aeroallergen distribution in a particular region, the authors believe that similar studies should also be carried out to update the aeroallergen distributions of the regions that are subject to alterations especially due to global warming and climatic changes, increase in industrialization, and factors that cause changes in regional humidity.
Keywords : SPT,Aeroallergen map, Allergic rhinitis, Allergic sensitization