Result analysis and clinical significance of allergen skin prick test on patients with allergic rhinitis in Shenyang area

【Objective】 To find out the positive rate of Skin Prick Test(SPT) on patients with allergic rhinitis,its allergens and clinical significance of SPT.【Methods】 SPT is conducted on 1,015 patients diagnosed with allergic rhinitis by using 12 pairs of allergens(ALK).【Results】 It is found that 619 subjects among the total showed positive reactions towards at least one pair of allergens(61%).Allergens with comparatively higher positive rate are dermatophagoides farinae(75.0%),dermatophagoides ptoronyssinus(71.1%),mugwort(56.2%),ragweed(42.0%).It is also found that comparison between male and female patients has no statistic significance(P 0.05).【Conclusion】 The results indicates that allergens SPT on patients with allergic rhinitis exerts no obvious difference on the positive rate between male and female patients in Shenyang area,and the key allergens are acarid,mugwort and ragweed.