title: Predisposition of allergy in patients with benign migratory glossitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of allergy in patients with benign migratory glossitis (BMG) using patch and prick tests.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty patients (40 BMG and 40 healthy controls) received patch and prick tests. If at least one test result was positive, patients were considered to be allergic.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prick test was positive in 10 patients (25.0%) of the study group and in 4 patients (10.0%) of the control group. The patch test was positive in 12 patients (30.0%) of the study group and in 6 patients (15.0%) of the control group. When results of both tests were evaluated together, the study group showed a positive rate of 47.5% (n = 19), whereas the control group showed a positive rate of 22.5% (n = 9) (P = .02).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results revealed that a combination of prick and patch tests can significantly enhance the diagnostic accuracy of predisposition of allergy in patients with BMG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. goregenm@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goregen
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melikoglu
authors.forename: Ozkan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Miloglu
authors.forename: Teoman
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Erdem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005929:Glossitis, Benign Migratory / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010328:Patch Tests; D012882:Skin Tests; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens