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Does regional pollen load affect the prevalence of clinical allergy to those pollen groups?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2009

I H Can ,
A İslam ,
D S Karasoy  and
E E Samim
I H Can*
Affiliation:
ENT Clinic, Ankara Education and Training Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
A İslam
Affiliation:
ENT Clinic, Ankara Education and Training Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
D S Karasoy
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
E E Samim
Affiliation:
ENT Clinic, Ankara Education and Training Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Ilknur Haberal Can, Camlica Bulvar Sitesi F Blok No: 19 06800, Umitkoy, Ankara, Turkey. E-mail: haberalcan@gmail.com
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Abstract

Objective:

To test the association between clinical allergic sensitisation to pollens and the profile and load of those pollens, in Ankara, Turkey.

Materials and methods:

Forty-three patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis were included. Clinical sensitisation to various pollens was compared with 10-year counts of the same pollens. The ratios of sensitisation to various pollen groups, and the association between clinical sensitisation and pollen load, were investigated.

Results:

Grass pollen allergy was the leading cause of seasonal allergic rhinitis, followed by tree pollen allergy. In Ankara, the most common type of airborne tree pollen was salicacea; however, the commonest clinical tree pollen allergies were due to the betulaceae and fagaceae families.

Conclusions:

Higher concentrations of airborne pollens may not always result in a higher prevalence of clinical allergy to those pollens.

Keywords

AllergyRhinitisPollenSensitization

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Main Article
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 124 , Issue 3 , March 2010 , pp. 297 - 301
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2009

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