Abstract
Olive pollen is one of the most common respiratory allergens in the Mediterranean countries. The aim of this study was to establish the frequency of hypersensitivity to the pollen of Olea europea in pollen allergic patients in the County of Zadar. The study included 671 patients with pollen allergy; 61 % were male and 39 % female. 53.5 % were children aged from 4 to 14 years and 46.5 % adolescents and adults from 15 to 59 years. We took their case history, clinically examined them, and tested using the skin prick test and enzymo-immunologic UniCAP test for specific IgE antibodies. For statistical analysis we used the chi-square test. Hypersensitivity to Olea europea pollen was confirmed in 8.8 % patients with pollen allergy. Among them, the most prevalent symptom was rhinitis (58 %). Most hypersensitive patients were urban residents. Only 3 % patients lived on an island. Judging by available data, our findings show the lowest hypersensitivity to olive pollen in the Mediterranean. A comparison with our two earlier studies did not show any fluctuation in this kind of hypersensitivity.
Highlights
Judging by available data, our findings show the lowest hypersensitivity to olive pollen in the Mediterranean
A comparison with our two earlier studies did not show any fluctuation in this kind of hypersensitivity
Summary
Nataša SKITARELIĆ1, Antun MAZZI2, Neven SKITARELIĆ3, Joško MIŠULIĆ1 i Ana VULETIĆ4. Služba za zaštitu zdravlja djece, Služba za suzbijanje i liječenje plućnih bolesti i TBC2, Služba za otorinolaringologiju, Služba za laboratorijsku dijagnostiku, Opća bolnica Zadar, Zadar, Hrvatska. Preosjetljivost na pelud masline važan je uzrok peludnih alergija u mediteranskim zemljama. Preosjetljivost na pelud masline dokazana je u 8.8 % bolesnika s peludnom alergijom. Preosjetljivost na pelud masline u našem ispitivanju najniža je u odnosu na ispitivanja provedena u drugim mediteranskim zemljama. Ranija ispitivanja polenoza na području Zadra pokazala su da je od peludnih alergena kod naših bolesnika najčešća preosjetljivost na pelud trave Dactylis glomerata, dok je pelud stabala relativno rijedak uzrok preosjetljivosti [2]. Ispitivanja preosjetljivosti na pelud masline u mediteranskim zemljama upućuju na maslinu kao važan uzrok peludne alergije [3,4,5,6]. Rezultati ovih istraživanja potakli su nas na ispitivanje preosjetljivosti na pelud masline kod bolesnika u Dalmaciji [7], a u ovom ispitivanju. Provedenom 2004.-2008. god. kod bolesnika u gradu Zadru i Zadarskoj županiji
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