Dynamics of Structure of Hypersensitivity to Pollen Allergen among Children in Lviv Region during 20-year Follow-up
Journal Title: Здоров`я дитини - Year 2014, Vol 7, Issue 58
Abstract
The article presents the dynamic analysis of sensitivity to pollen in children for 20 year based on the results of specific skin sensitization tests. It had shown the reasonable changes in qualitative and quantitative composition of pollen sensitization spectrum. Over recent years the structure of pollen sensitization among children in Lviv region with seasonal allergies had shown the significant increase in registration rate of sensitization to specific allergen pollen of trees (birch, maple, alder, hazel, acacia, walnut-tree, oak), herbs and grasses (corn, sunflower, hemp, foxtail, fenugreek) and weeds (dandelion, wormwood, quinoa, ragweed, sumpfweed).
Authors and Affiliations
L. V. Besh, S. Z. Novikevych, O. I. Zadvorna, L. Yu. Oliyarnyk
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