TOTAL IGE AND INHALANTS ALLERGY SCREENING IN PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE LIVING IN THE SYRIAN COAST REGION

Respiratory allergy affect noticeably the life quality of patients, and increase the pressure on the health system, detecting undiagnosed allergy and identification of allergens, play a major role in both avoidance and pharmaceutical management of the patients. This research hope to answer two basic questions: To what degree allergy could be a comorbid in patients who are not diagnosed with asthma or allergic rhinitis? And what are the inhalant allergens that mostly affecting the respiratory ill patient in the east Mediterranean region? A total of 840 patients diagnosed with asthma, allergic rhinitis or other respiratory conditions were tested for total IgE and inhalant specific IgE, a retrospective collection of the patient’s diagnosis and laboratory results were statically analyzed. Treating the data has given the following results: 1- respiratory patients diagnosed with other than asthma or allergic rhinitis showed a relatively high level of total IgE justifying more regular screening, 2- Pet`s epithelia, mites and cockroaches (all indoor allergens) are by far the mostly findings in respiratory ill patients, 3- no significant variation in specific IgE found with different diagnosis.