title: [Comparison of serum specific IgE and skin prick test in allergic rhinitis patients sensitive to dust mite].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the correlation of serum specific IgE and skin prick test in allergic rhinitis patients sensitive to dust mite and the difference between the results.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data of 349 allergic rhinitis patients who had positive result in either Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus(Der p) or Dermatophagoides farinae (Der f) by serum specific IgE and skin prick test were statistically analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Grades of Skin prick test and specific IgE levels were notably relevant in these two dust mites(Der p r= 0. 568, Der f r= 0. 506, P<0. 01). There was significant difference of positive rates between serum specific IgE and skin prick test in Der p(Chi2 = 11. 605, P<0. 01)but not in Der f(Chi2 =0, P>0.05). There was no correlation between positive degree of two methods and score of clinical symptoms in allergic rhinitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Serum specific IgE and skin prick test were notably relevant in allergic rhinitis patients sensitive to dust mites. The positive rates of the two methods were different due to different allergen. Therefore, they could not substitute for each other. The level of serum specific IgE and positive degree of skin prick test could not reflect the degree of symptom in allergic rhinitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the People's Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, 570311, China. hnweking@sina.com.cn
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Huilin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Heyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiaojuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D039741:Antigens, Dermatophagoides / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D039981:Pyroglyphidae / Q000276:immunology*; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*; D012882:Skin Tests; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D039741:Antigens, Dermatophagoides; D007073:Immunoglobulin E