抄録
From July 1983 to June 1985, there were 669 allergic rhinitis patients in Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R. O. C. They were diagnosed by the symptoms of sneezing, watery rhinorrhea, nasal obstruction, and itching of nose, as well as immunological examinations such as total eosinophil count in nasal secretion and peripheral blood, and serum IgE level. Two hundred fifty patients received desensitization therapy for more than 6 months, during which time 129 patients' (51.6%) symptoms completely disappeard and 84 patients (33.6%) reported improvement of symptoms. The rate of effective treatment was 85.2%. Sixty-four patients received Histaglobin injection, in 22 patients (34.4%) symptoms completely disappeared, and in 19 patients (29.7%) symptoms improved. The rate of effective treatment was 64.1%. Thirty patients received disodium cromoglycate (Intal) intranasal spray. They were symptomless after 4 weeks. The current skin tests are the scratch test, the prick test and the intradermal test. In view of the tendency of patients to be younger nowadays and the convenience of use, we use the blood lancet for the skin prick test. It is less costly and does not cause too much pain for the patients, especially for children.
