Sánchez SAJR, Serrano CS, Otero HLE

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ABSTRACT

Background: Allergic rhinitis, a very common disease in Mexico, affects approximately 20-25% of the population. The impact of this disease in society is quite high, since it causes a marked decline in the social and labor performance of patients.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of allergens in patients suffering from allergic rhinitis and that have undergone prick skin tests and the distribution of seven different types of allergens in groups of both different gender and ages: 1) dust mites and dust, 2) grass, 3) trees and shrubs, 4) ragweed, 5) epidermal derivatives, 6) insects, and 7) fungi.
Methods: All records of Otolaryngology outpatients that underwent allergy testing from January 2004 to October 2008 were checked. 1.080 records of patients with positive allergy tests were found.
Results: Out of all patients, 654 (60%) were positive to dust mites and dust; 322 (30%), to grass; 443 (41%), to trees and shrubs; 378 (35%), to ragweed; 185 (17%) to epidermal derivatives; 58 (5%), to insects, and 19 (1.7%) to fungi.
Conclusions: Dust mites and dust were the most prevalent allergens among outpatients suffering from allergic rhinitis treated at the Otolaryngology Unit at the Central Military Hospital.

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