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Food allergy in children with asthma and allergic rhinitisÖzlem Ketenci Altıkardeşler, Sedat Öktem, Gülnur Tokuç, Pınar UygurDr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, II. Children's Clinic, IstanbulAtopy is defined as the genetic propensity to develop IgE antibodies in response to exposure to allergens, which may contribute to the development of the clinical disorders and assessed by skin prick test (SPT) responses to common allergens. It is generally agreed that atopy is an important risk factor for allergic diseases such as asthma, and rhinitis. The aim of this study is to determine the food allergy in children with asthma and rhinitis. Seventy children (3 to 12 years) were skin prick tested to evaluate the food allergy 18 kind of foods common in the Turkish diet. Although there are no SPT reactivity in control group, twelve percent of the children with rhinitis and 20 % of the children with asthma had positive SPT reactivity results to food allergen. Only one patient had food-related wheezing. Keywords: Food allergy, asthma, allergic rhinitis, childrenAstım bronşiale ve alerjik rinitli çocuklarda besin alerjisiÖzlem Ketenci Altıkardeşler, Sedat Öktem, Gülnur Tokuç, Pınar UygurDr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, II. Çocuk Kliniği, İstanbulKlinik hastalıkların ortaya çıkışında katkıları olan ve alerjen maruziyetine cevap olarak IgE antikorları geliştirmeye artmış genetik yatkınlık olarak tanımlanan atopi, allerjenlerle uygulanan cilt testi cevabı ile değerlendirilebilir. Atopi, astım ve rinit gibi alerjik hastalıklar için önemli bir risk faktörüdür. Bu çalışmada astım ve rinitli hastalarda besin alerjisini ortaya Özlem Ketenci Altıkardeşler, Sedat Öktem, Gülnur Tokuç, Pınar Uygur. Food allergy in children with asthma and allergic rhinitis. . 2006; 21(4): 192-194 Corresponding Author: Özlem Ketenci Altıkardeşler, Türkiye |
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