European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

PREVALENCE OF AERO ALLERGEN AND FOOD ALLERGENS IN ATOPIC PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC URTICARIA IN DIYALA GOVERNORATE IN IRAQ

*Adnan Hasan Alwan (M.B.Ch.B, HDACI, Ph.D), Ahmed Ameen Hassan (M.B.Ch.B, DO) and
Qais Abdulqader Abdularazzaq (M.B.Ch.B)

ABSTRACT

Objective: the aim of the study is to determine the most common aero allergens and food allergens at atopic patients with chronic urticaria. Material and methods: the study had included 555 patients (477 female and 78 male) their age group were 5-60years with atopic disease and chronic urticaria, attending Baquba teaching hospital, consultation clinic, Dr.Adnan and Dr Ahmed private clinic from 1/1/2017 to 31/12/2017.Skin prick test were done for them aeroallergen and food allergen. Results: Most common offending aeroallergen was olive tree pollen and ulternaria fungi (3.96%) followed by chaenopedcea pollen and cock roach allergen (3.78%), then the other last allergen in reactivity was zea mays pollen (1.087%). For food allergy, the most common reacting allergen was banana (3.6%), followed by wheat flour (3.06%), the last one was fish meat(1.44%). Conclusion: the study revealed an association between atopic disease and chronic urticaria, many aero allergens and food allergens play a role at chronic urticaria.

Keywords: Atopic disease, Allergic rhinitis, Atopic dermatitis, Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, Asthma and Urticaria.