• The Journal of Korean Medicine Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.210-219
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• 2002

Background and Objectives The diagnosis of allergic rhinitis includes detailed clinical history, physical examination and the use of either in vivo or vitro tests for relevant allergens. Skin test has been used the most commonly. Recently MAST CLA is used for determination of serum spcecific IgE, This study attempted to find out the distribution of Sasang Constitution and to compare the MAST CLA with skin tests in allergic rhinitis patients. Methods Skin tests, MAST CLA and Sasang Constitution study were performed for 35 allergic rhinitis patients who visited Kyunghee Oriental Medical Center from Sept. 2001 to Nov. 2001. Results 1. The ratio between male and female was 1:1.5. the peak age was the thirties(42.9$\%$) 2. 45.7$\%$ of patients had family history of allergic diseases and allergic rhinitis was the most common. 3. 51.4$\%$ of patients lived in A.P.T. and in preference of cool and warm, 54.3$\%$ of patients prefered both of cool and warm. 4. Among 24 cases who were consulted to dept. of Sasang, 45.8$\%$ was Taeumin. 5. 65.7$\%$ of patients reacted positive to skin test and the common offending allergen was D. pteronyssinus(82.6$\%$). 6. 25.7$\%$ of patients reacted positive to MAST CLA and the common offending allergen was D. farinae(88.9$\%$). 7. Among 22 cases who was performed skin test and MAST CLA the sensivity and specificity of MAST CLA was 27.4$\%$ and 94.9$\%$. There was significant correlations between MAST CLA and skin test(p=0.005, r=0.574, 1, spearman correlation coefficienct).