Clinical Study
Localization and Upregulation of the Nasal Histamine H1 Receptor in Perennial Allergic Rhinitis
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of allergic and nonallergic patients.
| | Allergic rhinitis
| Nonallergic rhinitis
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| Sex (male/female) | 2/4 | 3/3 | Age | 31 (19–58) | 39 (28–55) | Specific IgE to house dust mite (d1) (kU/L) | 2.7 (1.0–13) | <0.35 | Total IgE (kU/L) | 210 (10–387) | 110 (10–185) | Blood eosinophils (cells/L) | 370 (70–690) | 135 (55–240) | Current nasal symptoms (number of patients) | | | Nasal obstruction | 6 (all patients) | 4 (all patients) | Sneezing | 4 | 0 | Rhinorrhea | 3 | 2 |
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Data expressed as median values and range (in brackets).
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