the pathogenetic mechanism of nasal polyps remains unknown, although allergy has been cited as an important factor in the etiology of nasal polyposis. currently there is no definite histological criterion for differentiation of allergic from inflammatory nasal polyp. however, in a few studies, tissue eosinophil count has been used for this. this study aimed to find out the agreement rate of ski...

background: despite many efforts, the etiology of autism remains unknown. food allergy has been suggested as a pathogenic factor in autism spectrum disorder (asd). our aim in this study was to determine whether food allergy could be considered as a risk factor for autistic children. methods: thirty-nine autistic children were examined by the skin prick test (spt), and total serum ige was evalua...

allergic rhinitis (ar) is a common form of allergic disorder in iran and rest of the world. this study was conducted to investigate the symptoms and paraclinical aspects of this allergy among iranian patients. a total of 206 patients (51.5%: male), with one of the specific symptoms of ar, from march 2005 to march 2007 were enrolled in the study. a written questionnaire was completed for each pa...

background: asthma and allergic rhinitis are among the most common diseases in the world. objective: the aim of this study was to detect, by skin prick test, aeroallergens in allergic patients in sari, mazandaran in north of iran. methods: this is a prospective study of skin prick test of aeroallergens in asthma, allergic rhinitis and their combination with clinical diagnosis. three hundred and...

the prevalence of allergic disorders has increased markedly throughout the world over the past three decades. it seems probable that the increased prevalence is real because longitudinal studies have shown a rapid exponential increase in allergic disor¬ders. in order to determine the prevalence of type 1 allergy in patients with allergic disorders in sistan-blouchestan province, in the southeas...

introduction: chronic rhinosinusitis (crs) is a multifactorial disease. allergies are considered a predisposing factor to crs; however, this remains controversial. the objective of this research was to investigate the prevalence of co-morbidities and allergic reaction, and to specify the most common allergens in patients with confirmed crs.   materials and methods: one hundred patients with sig...