PMID- 18850541
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20081023
LR  - 20190917
IS  - 1120-6721 (Print)
IS  - 1120-6721 (Linking)
VI  - 18
IP  - 5
DP  - 2008 Sep-Oct
TI  - Serum allergen specific immunoglobulin E levels in patients with allergic 
      conjunctivitis.
PG  - 675-9
AB  - PURPOSE: To evaluate serum allergen specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels in 
      patients with various types of allergic conjunctivitis. METHODS: Twenty-five 
      patients with seasonal allergic conjunctivitis (SAC), 17 patients with perennial 
      allergic conjunctivitis (PAC), and 10 patients with vernal conjunctivitis (VC) 
      were included in the study. Specific IgE levels to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus 
      (Dp), Dermatophagoides farinae (Df), mixed grass pollens, and animal epithelia 
      were measured using Pharmacia CAP system (Pharmacia Diagnostic AB, Uppsala, 
      Sweden). RESULTS: The percentage of subjects with specific IgE against Dp and Df 
      was statistically higher in VC (30%) compared to PAC (5.9%) and SAC (0%) 
      (p=0.03). Specific IgE against mixed grass pollens was found in 30% of VC and 40% 
      of SAC, whereas 10% of VC and 8% of SAC patients were found to be hypersensitive 
      to animal epithelia. CONCLUSIONS: Allergic reaction against house dust mites and 
      pollens was common in VC, whereas specific IgE against grass pollens was 
      remarkable in SAC. IgE levels specific to various antigens might be measured by 
      UNICAP system, which is a rapid and practical technology.
FAU - Kocabeyoglu, S
AU  - Kocabeyoglu S
AD  - Department of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara - 
      Turkey.
FAU - Bozkurt, B
AU  - Bozkurt B
FAU - Bilen, O
AU  - Bilen O
FAU - Irkec, M
AU  - Irkec M
FAU - Orhan, M
AU  - Orhan M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Eur J Ophthalmol
JT  - European journal of ophthalmology
JID - 9110772
RN  - 0 (Allergens)
RN  - 0 (Antigens, Dermatophagoides)
RN  - 0 (Antigens, Plant)
RN  - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Allergens/*immunology
MH  - Antigens, Dermatophagoides/*immunology
MH  - Antigens, Plant/*immunology
MH  - Conjunctivitis, Allergic/*immunology
MH  - Epithelial Cells/*immunology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Immunoenzyme Techniques
MH  - Immunoglobulin E/*blood
MH  - Male
MH  - Poaceae/immunology
MH  - Pollen/immunology
MH  - Sensitivity and Specificity
EDAT- 2008/10/14 09:00
MHDA- 2008/10/24 09:00
CRDT- 2008/10/14 09:00
PHST- 2008/10/14 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/10/24 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/10/14 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1177/112067210801800502 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur J Ophthalmol. 2008 Sep-Oct;18(5):675-9. doi: 10.1177/112067210801800502.