Open AccessThe Impact of Environmental and Agricultural Pollutants on the Prevalence of Allergic Diseases in People from Qassim , KSA
Author(s) -
Walaa Othman Elshabrawy,
Hisham Ismail,
Khaled Hassanein
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-7774
pISSN - 1658-3639
DOI - 10.12816/0006068
Subject(s) - immunoglobulin e , medicine , sensitization , immunology , allergen , allergy , eosinophil , asthma , intoxicative inhalant , antibody , biology , toxicology
There are multiple environmental factors that influence a sensitized (IgE antibody positive) patient's predisposition to manifest allergic symptoms following allergen exposure. The majority of allergens are known to induce morbidity with chronic symptoms such as rhinitis, pruritis, dermatitis and urticaria.
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