Regional pollen load: effect on sensitisation and clinical presentation of seasonal allergic rhinitis in patients living in Ankara, Turkey.

Dursun A. B., ÇELİK G. E., Alan S., Pinar N. M., Mungan D., Misirligil Z.

Allergologia et immunopathologia, vol.36, no.6, pp.371-8, 2008 (Scopus) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Letter
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0301-0546(08)75872-5
  • Journal Name: Allergologia et immunopathologia
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.371-8
  • Keywords: Pollen counts, Seasonal allergic rhinitis, Sensitisation, Allergy, Tree pollens, Weed pollens Gramineae, Anatolia, Turkey, SKIN PRICK, AEROALLERGENS, PREVALENCE
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Although Gramineae pollens are the main reason for seasonal allergy in many parts of Europe, the influence of regional flora on sensitisation and symptoms has always been a topic of interest. The aim of this study was to document the sensitisation to pollens and to evaluate their clinical importance in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis living in Ankara/central Anatolia.