Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science (대한임상검사과학회지)
- Volume 39 Issue 2
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- Pages.104-112
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- 2007
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- 1738-3544(pISSN)
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- 2288-1662(eISSN)
Characteristics of Allergic Patients in Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital
순천향대학교 천안병원에 내원한 알레르기 환자의 특성
- Park, Jae-Suk (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital) ;
- Lee, Tae-Young (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital) ;
- Choi, Seoung-Hey (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital) ;
- Kim, Hwi-Jun (College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
- Choi, Young-Jin (College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University)
- 박재석 (순천향대학교천안병원 진단검사의학과) ;
- 이태영 (순천향대학교천안병원 진단검사의학과) ;
- 최승혜 (순천향대학교천안병원 진단검사의학과) ;
- 김휘준 (순천향대학교 의과대학 진단검사의학교실) ;
- 최영진 (순천향대학교 의과대학 진단검사의학교실)
- Published : 2007.08.31
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the general features of allergic patients in northwestern Chungcheongnamdo who visited Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital. The subjects in this study were 1692 suspected allergic patients. After their allergic symptoms were checked and a MAST-CLA test was conducted, the following results were obtained: 1. The mean age of the subjects was 23.1 years old. The male patients represented 56.2% and the female patients accounted for 43.8%. 1387 (82.0%) patients of those investigated suffered from allergic disease. 2. Among the 1387 patients, 1022 (73.7%) patients showed an increased total IgE level. The positive rate of those who were in their 40s (87.0%) was the highest, but their age made no difference to their positive rate of total IgE. 3. Concerning the positive rate for allergen specific antibody by age, those who were in their teens (73.5%) topped the list and similar in all age group except in their 40s. By gender, the positive rate of the male and female were 56.3% and 43.9% respectively. Regarding the positive rates by allergic disease, those who suffered from allergic rhinitis (60.4%) were most vulnerable, followed by the patients with allergic dermatitis (47.4%), with bronchial asthma (47.2%) and with urticaria (39.4%). 4. As for seasonal positive rates, they were most susceptible in April (77.2%) and May (71.1%). We discovered a significant difference according to seasons; Spring (60.1%), Winter (45.4%) and Summer (39.2%). 5. In case of Korean inhalent panel, the most dominant allergen-specific antibodies were "Cockroach mix" (31.1%), followed by "D. pteronyssius" (23.8%) and "Dog" (14.3%). In the event of food panel, the most popular allergen-specific antibodies were "D. farinae" (25.0%), followed by "D. pteronyssinus" (19.8%) and "Hose dust" (12.0%). 6. The residential type made no difference to the positive rates of "House dust", "Cockroach mix" and "Dog" as major antigen but compared with others, positive rates for "Tick" were somewhat higher in apartment buildings.