Correlation of symptoms with total IgE and specific IgE levels in patients presenting with allergic rhinitis

Karli R., Balbaloglu E., Uzun L., Cinar F., UĞUR M. B.

THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN RESPIRATORY DISEASE, vol.7, no.2, pp.75-79, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/1753465812468500
  • Journal Name: THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN RESPIRATORY DISEASE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.75-79
  • Keywords: allergic rhinitis, specific immunoglobulin E, SERUM IGE, ATOPIC-DERMATITIS, ASTHMA, CHILDREN
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the correlation of symptoms in patients with presumed allergic rhinitis on the basis of their medical history and physical examination with the levels of total immunoglobulin E (IgE) and specific IgE, and to question the necessity of these tests in diagnosis.