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KMID : 0900220120190010029
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대한비과학회지
2012 Volume.19 No. 1 p.29 ~ p.34
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Skin Prick Testing of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis and/ or Asthma: a Study in Catholic Medical Center, Korea
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Shin Ji-Hyeon
Kim Byung-Guk
Cho Jin-Hee
Kim Sung-Won
Lee Beom-Jun
Kim Ye-Won
Kim Soo-Whan
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Abstract
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Background and Objectives： Allergic rhinitis is closely related to asthma. The skin prick test is an essential diagnostic tool for allergic disease. We evaluated differences in skin sensitization patterns between groups of patients with allergic rhinitis or asthma, or allergic rhinitis with asthma, in Korea.
Materials and Methods:From 2000 to 2009, patients with positive results from skin prick testing were divided into three groups: allergic rhinitis (AR), allergic asthma (AS), and allergic rhinitis with allergic asthma (AR+AS). We analyzed demographic data, rhinitis and asthma symptoms, and sensitization patterns.
Results:The most common aeroallergen was the house dust mite. The age distributions of the three disease groups differed significantly. Sensitization number, sensitization index, and atopy index were all significantly higher among the AR+AS group than among the AR or AS groups.
Conclusion:Patients with allergic rhinitis with high numbers of skin sensitizations or intensive positivities should be considered to have concomitant asthma or to be at high risk for asthma development.
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KEYWORD
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Allergic Rhinitis , Asthma , Skin Prick Test
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