Prevalence of cypress pollen sensitization and its clinical importance in Izmir, Turkey, with cypress allergy assessed by nasal provocation
Articles > Article · 2008
Authors: Aytül Zerrin SİN, R. Ersoy, Okan GÜLBAHAR, Fatma Ömür ARDENİZ, Emine Nihal METE GÖKMEN, Ali KOKULUDAĞ
JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIONAL ALLERGOLOGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2008, vol 18, pp 46-51
Summary
Background and objective: Pollens from the Cupressaceae family are considered important allergens in the Mediterranean area, though reports of the prevalence of allergic symptoms have ranged from 1.04% to 35.4%. Our aim was to detect the prevalence of cypress pollen sensitization and determine its clinical importance in patients with seasonal respiratory allergy.