Study on the involvement of Ambrosia artemisifolia pollen in causing allergic rhinitis in Arad County

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Article Title:	Study on the involvement of Ambrosia artemisifolia pollen in causing allergic rhinitis in Arad County
Authors:	Camelia CIACLI*
Affiliation:	„Vasile Goldis” Western University, Arad, Romania Faculty of Medicine Pharmacy and Dental Medicine, Department of Immunology
Abstract:	Background. Allergic rhinitis is an important prevalent allergic disease in our country, but there are no many epidemiological studies regarding the sensitization to different aeroallergens. Methods. In a retrospective study performed on 258 patients with rhinitis, skin prick tests were performed using the panel of standardized aeroallergens. Results. In our study 69.37% of patients presented allergic rhinitis. Mites and the pollens are the most relevant aeroallergens in the study (26.81% Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, 22.34% Dermatophagoides farinae, 50.83% pollens). Sensitization for the pollens is: grass (43.25%), tree (21.35%) and weed (35.40%). Conclusion. This study characterize the aeroallergen sensitization and show that house dust mites and grass pollens are the most frequent involved in the allergic rhinitis etiology. In July and August when the pollen of ambrosia is high in the atmosphere involvement in the etiology of allergic rhinitis can reach up to 73.85%.
Keywords:	aeroallergens, rhinitis, ambrosia, mites, pollens, fungi
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*Correspondence:	Camelia Ciacli Dept. of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dental Medicine „Vasile Goldis” Western University, Arad Romania, email: cciacli@yahoo.com