Status of fungal and insects allergy in patients of rhinitis with or without asthma reporting from the desert area
Journal Title: IP Indian Journal of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Background The most effective diagnostic test to detect IgE mediated type I allergic reactions like allergic rhinitis atopic asthma acute urticaria food allergy etc is skin prick test SPTs SPTs are performed to check allergic sensitivity and functional for devising immunotherapy as the therapeutic modalityMethodology Present study was performed in the Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases SP Medical College Bikaner Rajasthan A total of 118 patients suffering from allergic rhinitis with and without bronchial asthma were included in this study SPT was performed to check reactivity against fungal and insect allergens in the desert areasResults Suggested that maximum cases 34th were having both rhinitis and asthma Around 34th were belonging to rural area Maximum cases 95 were belonging to 1545 years of age group In fungal group max positivity was seen with Alternaria Curvularia and Aspergillus fumigatus In insects group cockroach reactivity was most commonConclusions Comparative analysis showed that maximum reactivity was seen with insect allergens than fungal allergens Among which maximum reactivity was seen against cockroach male There was significant relief in the severity of symptoms medication intake with the help of allergen immunotherapyKeywords Allergic rhinitis Asthma Fungal allergy Insect allergy Immunotherapy
Authors and Affiliations
V. K. Jain, Manish Gupta, Archana Mittal, Shubhra Jain
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