[Aeroallergen spectrum of patients with allergic rhinitis in Enshi area].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate aeroallergen spectrum of patients with allergic rhinitis in Enshi area and analyze its related factors.


METHODS
Skin prick test was carried out in 463 patients with allergic rhinitis with 13 inhaled allergens. Detailed history was collected in all cases.


RESULTS
Three hundred and eighty-seven cases (83.6%) showed positive reaction to at least one allergen of 13 allergens. The most common allergens found in patients were Dermatophagoides farinae and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, followed by tropical mite, Periplaneta americana, Blattella germanica and dog hair. The positive reaction rate of single specie allergen were 51.9%, and most of them was positive to mites (49.6%). The positive reaction degree was significantly related to family history, asthma, age and housing enviroment.


CONCLUSIONS
The major allergen of allergic rhinitis was mite. The positive reaction degree related to genetics, asthma, age and housing enviroment.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Central Hospital of Enshi Prefecture, Enshi 445000, China. dalia00589@163.com
Jun
J
Liu
Yi
Y
Zhou
Jing
J
Wan
Zhong
Z
Liu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008925:Mites / Q000276:immunology; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D012882:Skin Tests; D055815:Young Adult
D000485:Allergens