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Revista alergia México
versión On-line ISSN 2448-9190
Resumen
MENDOZA-GERTRUDIS, María de Lourdes et al. The prevalence of sensitization to cockroaches. Experience of an allergy service. Rev. alerg. Méx. [online]. 2020, vol.67, n.3, pp.224-236. Epub 02-Jun-2021. ISSN 2448-9190. https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v67i3.773.
Background:
Allergy skin prick tests are important tools for the diagnosis of respiratory allergic diseases. Cockroach antigens have been identified as the cause of rhinitis, asthma, and other allergic diseases.
Objective:
To show that the cockroach antigen participates in the cause of allergic diseases.
Methods:
A retrolective and cross-sectional study was carried out, for which clinical records and history of atopy were reviewed; the results were obtained from blood biometry, nasal cytology, total IgE, and coproparasitoscopic serial tests. After prior informed consent, skin tests were applied in 3-74 year-old patients.
Results:
1,837 patients were studied; the prevalence of cutaneous reactivity to the cockroach antigen was of 17.90%; 56% of the patients had a diagnosis of allergic rhinitis, and only 6% had been diagnosed with asthma and rhinitis.
Conclusion:
The application of the cockroach antigen in skin tests must be considered in the practice of all allergists.
Palabras llave : Aeroallergens; Cockroach; Rhinitis; Asthma.