title: The incidence of atopy in adults with recurrent secretory otitis media: screening with Phadiatop.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This is a preliminary report of a relatively new method, Phadiatop, in screening atopic adult patients with recurrent secretory otitis media (SOM). The sensitivity and specificity, and its use in atopic adult patients with recurrent SOM were evaluated.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-four patients (54 females, 30 males; mean age 36.7; range 19 to 62 years) who were diagnosed as recurrent SOM were included in the study. The patients were evaluated with respect to history, laboratory tests, skin-prick test, and total IgE. Patients with at least one positive skin-prick test result and/or a high total IgE level with a positive history were considered to be in atopic status.
  
  
  RESULTS
  According to certain criteria, atopy was detected in 31 of 84 patients. Negative Phadiatop values were found in all non-atopic patients as well as in one atopic patient. Among 31 patients having atopy, 30 patients showed positive Phadiatop values (specificity 1.00, sensitivity 0.97, positive predictive value 1.00, negative predictive value 0.98).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results indicate that Phadiatop is an effective test to detect atopy in patients with recurrent SOM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. yezdanf@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yezdan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Firat
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koç
authors.forename: Işil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Olcay
authors.forename: Adin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Selçuk
authors.forename: Ahmet Kemal
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Firat
authors.forename: Cafer
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozdem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012008:Recurrence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000592:standards*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E