[Frequency of positive skin tests in asthma patients over 30 years]

Pneumonol Alergol Pol. 1997;65(1-2):61-4.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Frequency of positive skin in adults with asthma is poorly understood. 153 persons aged over 30 years were selected out of 575 patients suspected of asthma (26.6%). Positive skin reactions among adults, were confirmed in 64.1% of the examined patients. Positive skin reactions were analysed according to age and sex. Opinion about low frequency of allergy and asthma in elderly should be verified.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Asthma / diagnosis
  • Asthma / epidemiology*
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Poland / epidemiology
  • Prevalence
  • Skin Tests / statistics & numerical data*