Abstract | OBJECTIVE: MATERIALS AND METHODS: RESULTS: Totally, 510 (female/male: 379/131) patients were included in the study: 248 with asthma, 205 with rhinitis, 82 with drug allergy, 73 with urticaria, 24 with food allergy, and 14 with venom allergy. Of these, 65 (12.7%) had undergone adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy. Of these 65 patients, 41 had asthma, 33 had allergic rhinitis, and 28 had other allergic diseases. No relation between the history of atopy and adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy (p=0.129) was detected; however, there was a positive correlation between asthma and patients aged <15 years having a history of tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy (p=0.020). The risk of asthma was determined to be increased by 1.96 fold among the patients, provided the patient had undergone adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy (confidence interval [CI]:1.14-3.36). No connection was observed between atopic and non-atopic asthmatic patients in relation to adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy (p=0.46). No relationship was observed between allergic rhinitis and adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Nalan Yurtsever, Sadan Soyyigit, Zeynep Celebi Sozener, Dilsad Mungan, S Kenan Kose, Zeynep Misirligil |
Journal | The Eurasian journal of medicine
(Eurasian J Med)
Vol. 50
Issue 3
Pg. 152-155
(Oct 2018)
ISSN: 1308-8734 [Print] Turkey |
PMID | 30515033
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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