Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Allergic rhinitis and chronic adenoid infections are the leading cause of adenoid hypertrophy. One of the major causes of allergic rhinitis due to allergic inflammation is indoor allergens, mainly house dust mites and molds. In this study, ıt was aimed to investigate the frequency of mold fungi sensitivity in the etiology of allergic rhinitis caused by adenoid hypertrophy.

METHODS

Among the patients who had admitted to Pediatric Allergy Outpatient Clinic of Dr. Behçet uz Children Hospital 34 with adenoidectomy were recruited. First, a questionarre including the risk factors and the symptoms were applied to the patients. Later, total eosinophil counts, serum total IgE and spesific IgE(m6) levels of the patients were examined and finally skin prick test was applied.

RESULTS

The age of the patients included in the study varied between five and nine years of age, seven (21%) of the patients were female and 27 (79%) of them were male. The most frequent symptoms were nasal congestion (88%), snoring (82%), sweating (76 %); the most frequently identified risk factors were enviromental smoke exposure ( 52%), use of air conditioning for warming ( 38%), use of cold steam device ( 32%) respectively. Specific IgE ( Alternaria) positivity was detected in 12% of patients and mold sensitivity ( Alternaria) in allergy skin test was detected in 18% of patients.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

In children with adenoid hypertrophy,mold sensitivity should be investigated