A comparison of skin test reactions in allergic rhinitis and patients with asthma/rhinitis.
A comparison of skin test reactions in allergic rhinitis patients and cases of combined allergic rhinitis and asthma shows a significantly higher proportion of positive reactions to all allergens tested in the asthma/rhinitis patients. Both groups of patients exhibited as expected more positive reactions than a group of controls with house dust mite, and house dust eliciting the highest proportion of reactions. The asthma/rhinitis patients also showed a higher ratio of strong (grades III and IV) to weak (grades I and II) reactions than the allergic rhinitis group. This indicates a stronger allergic sensitivity state in the former group and may be of relevance in deciding the modalities of management.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens; D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D004391:Dust; D005241:Feathers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites; D011058:Pollen; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012882:Skin Tests
D000485:Allergens; D004391:Dust; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic