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Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii
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Can evaluation of specific immunoglobulin E serum concentrations of antibodies to aeroallergens in atopic dermatitis patients replace skin prick tests method in clinical practice?

Renata Jeziorkowska
1
,
Michał Różalski
1
,
Krzysztof Skowroński
2
,
Zbigniew Samochocki
1

  1. Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
  2. Applied Analytics Group, iQor Poland
Adv Dermatol Allergol 2019; XXXVI (4): 478-484
Online publish date: 2019/08/30
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Introduction
Positive skin prick tests (SPT) results with protein allergens are the minor Hanifin and Rajka’s atopic dermatitis (AD) criterion. In adults, they mainly concern aeroallergens. The inflammation of skin often prevents SPT, but does not exclude the assessment of serous specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) concentrations.

Aim
To assess usefulness of testing AD patients to aeroallergens with SPT and sIgE concentrations, and the correlation of these results and the clinical AD course.

Material and methods
In 286 AD patients, total IgE and sIgE (14 aeroallergens) were measured. SPTs were performed with 17 aeroallergens. The AD severity was determined depending on the concurrent co-existence of asthma, allergic rhinitis, extensive skin flares and severe itching.

Results
59.1% and 66.1% of patients have had positive results of sIgE and SPT, respectively (p > 0.05). The concentration of total IgE has positively correlated with the number of positive sIgE results (rho = 0.588, p < 0.001) and their intensity (rho = 0.592, p < 0.001). Among the patients with at least one high positive sIgE score, severe AD patients have been dominant (59.8% vs. 40.2%, p < 0.04). Among the patients with positive results without any high scores, the percentages are 21.6 and 78.4, respectively (p < 0.001).

Conclusions
The compatibility of SPT results and IgE concentrations indicates that the two methods equally assess aeroallergy in AD patients. The assessment of sIgE concentrations is especially advisable in patients with an elevated total IgE level. The obtained results may suggest that presence of a high specific IgE level of antibodies to aeroallergens may be the factor predicting a severe clinical AD course.

keywords:

atopic dermatitis, aeroallergens, skin prick tests, specific immunoglobulin E, prognosis

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