THE PREVALANCE OE ALLERGIC RHINITIS IN 11-15 YEAR- OLD CHILDREN IN SHIRAZ (IRAN)
The first epidemiologic survey of childhood allergic rhinitis in Iran was carried out from May 1995 until April 1996.. A questionnaire was distributed among 4584, 11-15 year-old children of both sexes, to be completed under supervision of medical students. Nasal smears were collected from the cases...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
1999-03-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Iranica |
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| Online Access: | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/1767 |
| Summary: | The first epidemiologic survey of childhood allergic rhinitis in Iran was carried out from May 1995 until April 1996.. A questionnaire was distributed among 4584, 11-15 year-old children of both sexes, to be completed under supervision of medical students. Nasal smears were collected from the cases with allergic rhinitis (n = 445, 5.8%.), and from 340 healthy children for comparison. Significant nasal eosinophilia was present in 62% (274) of the chidren with allergic rhinitis. Classic allergic rhinitis was seen in 226 cases. In conclusion, allergic-rhinitis is one of the major health problems in Shiraz school children. Eosinophilia of nasal secretions has a specificity of 96% and sensitivity 62%, and seems to he somewhat valuable as a screening test for nasal allergy. |
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| ISSN: | 0044-6025 1735-9694 |