Association of Severity of Allergic Conjunctivitis with Skin Prick Test
Association of Severity of Allergic Conjunctivitis with Skin Prick Test
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DOI:
10.29271/jcpsp.2020.11.1166
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发表时间:
2020-11-01
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Tayyab, Ali
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作者:
Masrur, Amena;Adnan, Muhammad;Tayyab, Ali
Objective: To investigate the association between skin prick test and severity of allergic conjunctivitis.Study Design: Cross sectional observational study.Study Place and Duration of Study: Akbar Niazi Teaching Hospital, Bara Kahu, Islamabad, between March and September 2019.Methodology: 150 eyes of 150 diagnosed cases of allergic conjunctivitis, who had had a skin prick test, were included in the study. Cases with other concurrent ocular surface diseases, conjunctivitides, systemic allergies, and those on systemic steroids, anti-histamines and tricyclic antidepressant agents were excluded. Signs of allergic conjunctivitis were graded via slit-lamp examination using a 5-5-5 exacerbation grading scale. Allergic conjunctivitis was classified as being severe if the total score was >= 230, moderate if the score was >20 and