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Clinical course of rhinitis and changes in vivo and in vitro of allergic parameters in elderly patients: a long-term follow-up study
Vito DittaGaetana Di FedeSimona La PianaMaria Stefania Leto-baroneGabriele Di LorenzoGiovam Battista Rinisubject
AdultMaleAgingmedicine.medical_specialtyAllergySettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaRhinitis Allergic PerennialMucous membrane of noseImmunoglobulin ESeverity of Illness IndexGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologySerum total IgEIn vivoInternal medicineSeverity of illnessAllergic rhinitimedicineHumansAgedSkinHematologybiologybusiness.industrySerum-specific IgEAge FactorsClinical courseGeneral MedicineImmunoglobulin EMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseRhinitis AllergicSymptom scoreIn vitroEosinophil in nasal fluidEosinophilsNasal MucosaItalyImmunologybiology.proteinFemalebusinessFollow-Up Studiesdescription
Changes in rhinitis symptom severity tend to decrease with aging, but whether the decrease is associated with allergic skin test reactivity, serum total and specific IgE, and nasal eosinophils or determined only by aging is poorly understood. The aim of the study was to analyze sensitivity in vivo and in vitro some 15 years after primary testing, skin prick test (SPT), serum total and specific IgE, ratio sIgE/tIgE, and nasal eosinophils in order to evaluate changes due to age and changes due to the severity of rhinitis symptoms. One hundred and eight rhinitis patients who had been investigated in 1995 were re-interviewed and their current allergy re-assessed after a follow-up of 15 years. All patients were SPT with eight common allergens in the area of Palermo (Italy). Rhinitis symptoms tended, on average, to have become milder at the follow-up. All parameters examined showed a decreasing trend in older age groups over the period between the two investigations. Rhinitis symptoms tend to become milder and the allergic parameters both in vivo and in vitro usually decrease in the long run; however, the changes in rhinitis symptoms appear to be related to changes in the nasal eosinophils, independently of SPT and serum-specific IgE.
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2012-02-04 | Clinical and Experimental Medicine |