title: [Consultation profile and critical points in allergic patient attention at IMSS made by a non-allergologist specialist doctor].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Allergic diseases represent a serious public health problem all over the world, and they use to be associated with environmental factors as well as with each patient genetic predisposition.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To characterize consult profile and critical points of allergic patients attention attended by non-allergologists specialists but referred by allergologists.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive study since October 2004 until February 2005, with a questionnaire to 255 patients attended by non-allergologists specialists in an IMSS hospital. Skin hypersensibility Prick-tests with standardized commercial extracts were practiced (1:20 p/v).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Gender distribution was 41.96% male and 58.04% female, most of them (88.6%) from urban places (the reminder from rural ones); 55.37% with family history of allergy. In 49.02% the disease disturbs family behavior. Annual attention cost to allergic patients was 2,896.74 mexican pesos. Only 35.7% of patients get the disease control. Both work and home control of allergy exacerbation risk factors were poor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Critical points affecting allergic patients' treatment are attention to risk factors and to those factors exacerbating the disease (environmental and drug scheme choice). Non-allergologists specialists must consider a better control of allergic patients.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de inmunologia, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Toluca, Estado de México. arorozco@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Alain R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Orozco
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ruiz Reyes
authors.forename: Victor Manuel
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Farias Rodríguez
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cruz Balandran
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manzo Rodriguez
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ung Medina
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cruz Bermudez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013038:Specialization