title: [Serum allergen-specific IgE in patients with eosinophilic nasal polyps].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the relationship between airborne allergen and patients with nasal polyps (NP).
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-three cases of patients with NP were classified into the eosinophilic group(ENP) and non eosinophilic group (nENP) in terms of the EOS count in NP specimen, all patients underwent specific-IgE test with standardized allergens and the results were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The specific-IgE positive rate was 59.26% in ENP group and 23.21% in the nENP group respectively (P < 0.01), and the positive rate of ENP was statistical significance compared with nENP. The dust mite was the most prevalent airborne allergen in ENP group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The perennial airborne allergens may play a certain role in the etiology and pathogenesis of NP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315020, China. entxm@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Anmin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Haojie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E