Prevalence of Aeroallergens in Allergic Patients in Ahvaz

[摘要] BackgroundandObjective:Allergicdiseasesareextremelycommondisordersworldwide.Differentallergenscancauseallergicsymptoms.Inordertotakepreventivemeasuresandappropriatetreatmentstratgiesofallergicdiseases,identificationofallergensisessentialstepineachregion.Thepurposeofthisstudywastodeterminesensitivitytocommonaeroallergensbyskinpricktest.SubjectsandMethods:Inthiscross-sectionalstudy,410patientswiththesignandsymptomsofallergicdiseaseswereinvestigatedfor24commonaeroallergensusingskinpricktest.DatawereanalyzedbySPSS-18softwareusingChisquaredtest.Results:Of410patients354(86.3%)hadpositiveskintesttoatleastoneoftheaeroallergens.Commonoutdoorallergens(65.6%)werehigherthanindoorallergens(42.6%).Outdoorallergenswithlotsofweeds(62.3%)werethemostcommonallergens.Amongtheweeds,SalsolakaliandAmaranthusretroflexushadthehighestfrequency(72.2and70.7%respectively)andLoliumperennewith34.4%hadthelowestprevalence.TheaverageconcentrationoftotalserumIgElevelsinpatientswithpositivereactionswas176IU/ml.Conclusion:SensitizationtopollenoftheplantsisthemostcommoncauseofrespiratoryallergicdiseasesinAhvaz.Thesefindingsdemonstratethat,inordertoachieveabettercontrolandpreventionofallergicdiseases,theroleofplanpollensneedtobeconsideredasamajorcontributingfactorinthisarea.IdentifyinganddeterminingthemostcommonallergensintheregioncanprovidethenecessaryrecommendationstoPatientstookanimportantstepincontrollingandpreventingdisease.

[学科分类] 基础医学