title: Hypersensitivity to aeroallergens in patients with nasobronchial allergy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Aeroallergens are the most common causes of allergy.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to determine hypersensitivity to aeroallergens in patients with nasobronchial allergy.
  
  
  METHODS
  This retrospective population study included 2254 patients with nasobronchial allergy, from late adolescents to adults. Their response to aeroallergens was assessed by skin prick tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  More patients had rhinitis (72.7%), than asthma (27.6%). Although majority of patients were female, allergy is more common in men than in women (p < 0.05). Both groups of patients had the greatest number of positive skin prick tests for Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (27.5%) and weed pollens (21.9%), followed by grass (18.3%) and tree pollens (10.1%). Ragweed is the most common positive weed pollen in both groups, more in patients with rhinitis (p = 0.022). The cocksfoot is the most common grass pollen in rhinitis group (15.3%), but meadow grass (12.6%) in asthma patients. Birch is the most common tree allergen in the both groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  More patients with nasobronchial allergy have rhinitis than asthma. Skin prick tests are usually positive for Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and weed pollens, followed by grass and tree pollens, and they are more common positive in patients with rhinitis than asthma.
authors.forename: Jagoda
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balaban
authors.forename: Radojka
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bijelic
authors.forename: Snjezana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Milicevic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D039741:Antigens, Dermatophagoides / Q000276:immunology*; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000276:immunology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D039741:Antigens, Dermatophagoides