TY - JOUR AU - Ahmad, Farida AU - Yousaf, Farah AU - Asif, Shakila PY - 2011/10/21 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - PREVALENCE OF ALLERGIC DISEASE AND RELATED ALLERGENS IN PAKISTAN IN 2007 JF - Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute JA - J Postgrad Med Inst VL - 25 IS - 1 SE - Original Article DO - UR - https://www.jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/1118 SP - AB - <strong><em><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><p>Objective:</p></span></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p></em></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;"><em><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;">To identify the frequency of allergic diseases and the causative factors in patients of all the four</span><strong><em><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><p>Methodology:</p></span></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p></em></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;"><em><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;">Secondary data for the year 2007 was analyzed. Skin prick was the method adopted for</span></p><strong><em><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic" size="2"><p>Results:</p></font></strong></span></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;">The results were analyzed and it was found that allergic rhinitis (24.62%) and urticaria (24.04%)<p>were the most common diseases. When city and province data was analyzed it was found that allergic</p><p>rhinitis was the main allergic disease of Islamabad, NWFP (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and Sindh. Similarly</p><p>urticaria was the commonest allergic disease of Rawalpindi and Baluchistan. Mixed cases of respiratory</p><p>diseases were common in Punjab and NWFP (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). Pollen, dust and Paper mulberry</p><p>were the main aero allergens involved in triggering the disease beside thresher and raw cotton allergens</p><p>as detected through IgE mediated skin prick test.</p><strong><em><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><p>Conclusion:</p></span></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p></em></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;">It is concluded that allergy presents with a wide variety of clinical manifestations. Allergic<p>Rhinitis was the main disease but cases of bronchial asthma and mixed respiratory allergies were also not</p><p>less. Urticaria was the main skin disease. Aeroallergens were the main causative or triggering factor for</p><p>respiratory tract allergies and their role was also present in urticaria and eczema cases as compared to</p></span></p><p>food allergens which were playing minimal role.</p></em></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span></em></span></p><p>provinces of Pakistan as well as from Rawalpindi and Islamabad.</p></em></span> ER -