Aeroallergen sensitivity among patients suffering from bronchial asthma in Bangalore

Allergen Sensitization Profile in Patients of Naso-Bronchial Allergy From Rural and Urban Area of Residence in Central Rajasthan

“…Some studies done in past have shown increased association with family history of allergy: Giridhar BH et al 18 studied that family history of atopy was present in more than 50% patient, E. O. Bandele et al 20 found that 63% of the patients with positive skin tests had a positive family history of asthma, Raja Rajeshwari et al 21 in their study found that a family history of allergy was obtained in 62.5% patients, R. L. Agrawal 17 found that 72% of the patients had a family history of asthma or allergic rhinitis; while other studies have shown a finding similar to our study-Giriyanna Gowda et al 19 found that family history of allergy was absent in 56.83% of the patients, D. J. Hendrick et al 22 conducted a study in 656 asthmatic patients and found that family history was not present in 61.43% of the cases, Erkan Ceylan et al 23 studied in 420 patients and found absence of family history in 63.8% of the cases, Bener A et al 24 found that family history of allergy was absent in 56% of the cases. Earlier studies on allergic inheritance, reported a positive family history in 40 to 80% of individuals with an allergic disease as compared to 20% or fewer in individuals without an allergic disease.…”

“…Giridhar BH et al 18 found in 2008-09 in Lucknow that 71.43% patients were male and 28.57% were female. Giriyanna Gowda et al 19 studied in 139 patients with bronchial asthma and found that 83 (59.71%) were females and 56 (40.29%) were males. Thus it can be concluded that there is no sex predilection for Nasobronchial allergy and the sex ratio may vary from region to region or may be due to sampling bias.…”

Skin prick test sensitisation patterns in children and adults presenting with allergy symptoms in bangalore - a retrospective analysis

“…[8][15][13] [14] A recent study from Bangalore among individuals with asthma, found 3.6% sensitisation to Cockroach. [5] Our study showed much higher rates of sensitisation overall and in the asthma group (17.65% in children and 22% in adults). Awareness about senstisation to cockroach antigen prevalence may help in decision on routine testing leading to better diagnosis and outcome to the patient in the future.…”

“…F). [5] A study from Allahabad in northern India also found that sensitisation to HDM was commonest (60%) in their cohort of patients with united airway diseases. [14] In Mumbai (western part of India), HDM was commonest among sensitising allergens in people with atopic conditions (77.13% to Der.…”

“…[4] Awareness of sensitisation pattern in a particular geography enables clinicians to identify offending allergens effectively. [5] Hence studies reporting allergen sensitisation patterns in a particular region become important.…”