BACKGROUND Oral allergy syndrome (OAS) is a unique allergic reaction to food, which is caused by cross-reactivity between proteins in fresh fruits or vegetables and pollens. Predisposing factors for OAS are not well known in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis. OBJECTIVE Identify the probable risk factors for OAS in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis. STUDY DESIGN One hundred and...

Introduction:The prevalence of atopic diseases has increased in recent decades dramatically. The most common aeroallergens in Northeastern Iran have not been fully defined. Define the most common aeroallergens in allergic patients based on the skin prick test (SPT) was aimed in this investigation.Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study enrolled 1,006 allergic patients (aged 1–86 years)...

In Europe, pollen allergy is the most typical form of seasonal respiratory allergic disease. However, in some regions of the world, pollen can be present in the air throughout the year. More than a quarter of a million pollen producing plant species have been catalogued, but of these, less than 100 are significant in terms of inducing allergy to their pollen in man. There are various reasons wh...

Case Report A 16-year-old boy presents to the allergy clinic with complaints of perioral itching and tingling after handling apples at his father’s fruit stall. He had experienced such symptoms on previous occasions, but this time he has developed mild lip swelling and tongue itching, as well. He has a history of seasonal allergic rhinitis that is controlled by nasal steroid spray. His father i...

STUDY POPULATION. Subjects were 278 children (age: 5–14 years) with seasonal grass pollen-induced allergic rhinoconjunctivitis for 2 years. Allergy was confirmed by a timothy grass-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) level of at least class 2 and a wheal diameter of 3 mm in a skin-prick test containing 5 grass pollens included in the SLIT tablet (orchard, meadow, perennial rye, sweet vernal, and ti...

This meta-analysis compared the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) and/or allergic asthma (AA) caused by perennial house dust mite (HDM) versus AR and/or AA caused by seasonal pollen allergy. Following a systematic search, the identified studies used the disease-specific rhinitis quality of life questionnaire or generic instruments (SF-36 and SF-12). S...

Allergic rhinitis (AR) affects more than 20% of the population in the United Kingdom and western Europe and represents a major cause of morbidity that includes interference with usual daily activities and impairment of sleep quality. This guidance prepared by the Standards of Care Committee (SOCC) of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) is for the management of AR in ...

Background Allergy to pollen grass causes significant morbidity in Poland. Allergic rhinitis is a common condition which, at its most severe, can significantly impair quality of life despite treatment with antihistamines and topical nasal corticosteroids. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficiacy of injection specific immunotherapy (SIT) mixture grass pollen allergoide at 20 000 AUM/ml...