Objective: To explore the effects of allergic factors in chronic sinusitis.
Method: Skin prick test and specific serum IgE of 194 patients with chronic sinusitis were performed in our department before endoscopic sinus surgery from October, 2007 to October, 2008, and correlation between test results and clinical classification was analyzed retrospectively.
Result: (1) Result of skin prick test was analyzed. Positive rate of house dust was 20. 6% (40/194), of dust mites 16.0% (30/194), of house dust mites 14.9% (29/194). (2) Positive rate of allergic specific serum IgE and skin prick test in experimental group was compared with that of control group. Positive rate of house dust mites, dust mites and house dust between groups were significantly different (P < 0.05). (3) Clinical classification of chronic sinusitis had a negative correlation with the specific serum IgE (house dust mites ,house dust and dust mites) about experimental group (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: Allergic factors was associated with etiopathogenesis and course of disease of chronic sinusitis.