알레르기성 비염환자와 기관지 천식환자의 알레르기 검사 결과의 비교 분석

Allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma typically represent a type I hypersensitivity reaction. To diagnose the allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma, allergen provocation test, skin tests and measurement of specific IgE antibodies have been utilized.

In this study, we compared several allergic examinations : nasal smear, peripheral blood eosinophil count, serum total IgE level, skin prick test, and multiple allergosorbent test chemiluminescent assay (MAST CLA), in 57 allergic rhinitis patients and 47 bronchial asthma patients.

In allergic rhinitis, positive (> 10 % ) nasal smear was 75.4%, positive (>500/ul) blood eosinophil count was 12.3%, positive (>100IU/ml) serum total IgE was 82.5%, the mean number of positive MAST CLA was 1.98, and the mean number of positive skin reaction was 3.34. And in bronchial asthma, test results were 8.5 %, 27.7%, 74.5 %, and 1.77, 2.95.

In conclusion, the nasal smear, blood eosinophil count, MAST test, and skin prick test results are significantly different between two groups, but not in serum total IgE level.