Open AccessEvaluation of the frequency and severity of seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis caused by grass pollen in children with hazelnut sensitization
Author(s) -
Cavkaytar O,
Buyuktiryaki B,
Kizilpinar I,
Yilmaz E Arik,
Tuncer A,
Sackesen C
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-3-s3-p76
Subject(s) - pollen , medicine , sensitization , allergy , immunology , botany , biology
Background The high frequency of pollen sensitization has been reported among peanut and tree nuts sensitized patients in our previous study. The antigen homology of peanut and tree nuts antigens with betula was previously shown. However there is a lack of knowledge about the cross-reactivity between hazelnut and grass pollen antigens. The aim of this study is to find out if there is a difference in the frequency and the severity of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (ARC) in grass pollen sensitized children when hazelnut sensitization is coupled.