Abstract
Background and Objective: Aeroallergens play a signicant role in the aetiology of asthma and other allergic respiratory disorders. Evaluation of skin prick test for common aeroallergens in bronchial asthma patients and identication of the function of different inhalant allergens in bronchial asthma patients were the goals of the study. A prospective observational st Methods: udy was conducted on the data acquired from patients with bronchial asthma who had pre-performed spirometry and were attending the Chest OPD of a tertiary hospital. The mean age of the study Results: group was 39.7 years. The skin prick test was positive to atleast one aeroallergen in 82.2%. The intensity of the SPT reaction was greatest for fungi and house dust mites in patients with bronchial asthma. The skin prick tes Conclusion: t has excellent sensitivity and specicity for detecting allergen-specic IgE, and in some instances is more sensitive than in-vitro testing for specic IgE in serum
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