Comparison of allergens and symptoms in patients with allergic rhinitis between 1990s and 2010s

The prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR), an environment- and lifestyle-dependent condition, has been constantly increasing in Korea. Although the environment and lifestyle of the Korean people have recently undergone rapid changes, corresponding changes in the characteristics of AR patients have no...

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Published in:Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology asthma, and clinical immunology, 2020-07, Vol.16 (1), p.58-58, Article 58
Main Authors: Kim, Ji Heui, Kim, Shin Ae, Ku, Ja Yoon, Cho, Won Ki, Shin, Chol Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Allergens
Allergic Rhinitis
Allergies
Allergy tests
Analysis
Care and treatment
Epidemiology
Health aspects
Histamine
Industrial development
Nose
Patients
Pollen
Questionnaires
Rhinitis
Seasonal variations
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Summary:The prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR), an environment- and lifestyle-dependent condition, has been constantly increasing in Korea. Although the environment and lifestyle of the Korean people have recently undergone rapid changes, corresponding changes in the characteristics of AR patients have not been well documented. Therefore, we aimed to outline the changes in allergens and clinical manifestations of AR in Korean patients from the 1990s and 2010s. We reviewed 1447 and 3388 AR patients who visited the same tertiary hospital in the 1990s and 2010s, respectively. All patients were diagnosed with AR based on the presence of characteristic symptoms, positive skin prick test results, and answered a symptom questionnaire at the time of visit. We compared differences in the allergens and results of the symptom questionnaire between the two sets of patients. When compared with the 1990s, the rate of sensitization to house dust mites, cockroaches, , , and tree pollen significantly increased and that to cat fur significantly decreased in patients from the 2010s (all  
ISSN:1710-1484
1710-1492
1710-1492
DOI:10.1186/s13223-020-00455-9