ABSOLUTE EOSINOPHIL COUNT IN ALLERGIC RHINITIS PATIENTS OF SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH STATE- A HOSPITAL-BASED STUDY
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 20
Abstract
BACKGROUND Allergic Rhinitis is one of the most common chronic conditions in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh which has direct impact on the quality of life. Srikakulam is the poor man’s Ooty and one of the costal districts of Andhra Pradesh. The association between eosinophilia and allergic rhinitis has been known since many years. It is more common in costal AP like Srikakulam district due to agricultural lands all around, exposure of pollen grains, repeated construction of roads and buildings, pollution due to motor vehicles, soil pollution due to open field defecation, soil erosion due to deforestation etc. Srikakulam district has been chosen for the study because of its backwardness in the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh. We intended to study the absolute eosinophil count in patients suffering from allergic rhinitis at Government Medical College & General Hospital, Srikakulam. METHODS This observational study was conducted among 300 cases of allergic rhinitis in the age group of 12-60 yrs. both male and female patients who attended the Department of ENT, Government Medical College & General Hospital, Srikakulam. Both OPD and inpatients, suffering from allergic rhinitis were included in the study. We analysed and correlated blood Absolute Eosinophil Count with allergic rhinitis. RESULTS It was observed that absolute eosinophil count is high in patients with clinical severity score of 5 to 7%. Eosinophilia was observed in moderate to severe allergic rhinitis. CONCLUSIONS AEC was found to be simple, non-invasive, economical, outpatient procedure. There is a need to raise the normal standard value and grading of blood AEC.
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Ladi Bharati Kumari Devi, Bora Prasada Rao
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