Relationship between seasonal respiratory allergies and cashew's pollination period in students at a university of northeast Brazil
| Autor: | Mariana Lustosa Farias Barros, Mariana Aquino Holanda Pinto, Ana Luiza Mapurunga Gonçalves, Sarah Gomes Peixoto, Karen Adria Romão De Lima, Fabiane Pomiecinski |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Moderate to severe medicine.medical_specialty Allergy Pollination business.industry Immunology Northeast brazil Intermittent asthma medicine.disease Allergic conjunctivitis Internal medicine Meeting Abstract medicine Immunology and Allergy Respiratory system business Asthma |
| Zdroj: | The World Allergy Organization Journal |
| ISSN: | 1939-4551 |
| Popis: | Results The questionnaire was answered by a total of 108 students, aged 16-40 years, 80% (84) between 19-25 years. Of the total, 68% (73) reported symptoms of allergic rhinitis, and 70% (52) intermittent rhinitis and 65% (48) had moderate to severe. 40% (43) reported having allergic conjunctivitis, intermittent was the majority (77%), being ocular pruritus the main symptom. Of the total, 17% (18) said they experience symptoms of asthma, 75% intermittent asthma. 33% had worsening of symptoms in the second half of the year. As to the triggering factors, about 30% reported worsening with dust and mold, and 8% believe that pollination of cashew aggravates their symptoms. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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