Research Article
Clinical Distinctness of Allergic Rhinitis in Patients with Allergy to Molds
Table 2
The mold allergy profile of the studied patients.
| | Species of fungi | Patients with mold allergy (group A) | | Positive PTS result, (%) | Increased concentration of sIgE, (%) |
| | Aspergillus fumigatus | 85 (35.6) | 86 (36.0) | | Cladosporium herbarum | 96 (40.2) | 97 (40.6) | | Botrytis cinerea | 25 (10.5) | 25 (10.5) | | Alternaria alternata | 215 (57.7) | 213 (89.1) | | Curvularia lunata | 22 (9.2) | 23 (9.6) | | Penicillium notatum | 14 (5.9) | 14 (5.9) | | Fusarium moniliforme | 53 (22.2) | 54 (22.6) | | Helminthosporium | 45 (18.4) | 45 (18.4) | | Mucor mucedo | 75 (31.4) | 75 (31.4) | | Trichophyton mentagrophytes | 66 (27.6) | 67 (28.0) | | Rhizopus nigricans | 40 (16.7) | 40 (16.7) | | Pullularia pullulans | 15 (6.3) | 15 (6.3) | | Neurospora sitophila | 22 (9.2) | 22 (9.2) | | Candida albicans | 35 (14.6) | 32 (13.4) | | Serpula lacrymans | 40 (16.7) | 40 (16.7) |
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PTS: skin prick tests and sIgE: specific IgE.
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