Incidence of food and aero allergies among patients visiting Allergy center National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad

Authors

  • Sadaf Munir Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Bashir Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Hammad Ahmad Department of Allied Health Sciences, Bashir Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Tayyib Ayub Alvi Department of Liver Transplant, Quaid e Azam International Hospital (QIH), Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Adnan Yousaf Department of Allied Health Sciences, Bashir Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Shahzad Akhter Kazi Allergy Center, National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Tayyeba Manzoor Department of Allied Health Sciences, Bashir Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Islamabad, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.1372

Abstract

Objective: To identify the most common allergy type among patients visiting an urban allergy centre.

Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Allergy Centre of the National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan, from December 2019 to June 2020, and comprised subjects of either gender aged 20-50 years. Skin prick test was used to determine the skin reactivity for 11 common allergen extracts.  Patients with a wheal diameter >3mm were considered positive. Data was analysed using SPSS 22.

Results: Of the 100 patients, 55(55%) were males and 45(45%) were females. The overall mean age was 34.03±8.16 years. Majority of the respondents 93(93%) were sensitive to aeroallergen, 7(7%) to food allergens, and 2(2%) exhibited sensitivity against both types of allergens. Poly-sensitisation was found among 86(86%) respondents.

Conclusion: Aeroallergens were found to be the main triggering factor for allergies compared to the food allergens.

Continue...

Downloads

Published

2022-04-05

How to Cite

Sadaf Munir, Hammad Ahmad, Tayyib Ayub Alvi, Adnan Yousaf, Shahzad Akhter Kazi, & Manzoor, T. (2022). Incidence of food and aero allergies among patients visiting Allergy center National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 72(4), 654–657. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.1372

Issue

Vol. 72 No. 4 (2022): APRIL

Section

RESEARCH ARTICLE