Original Article

The Effects Of Smoking On Skin Prick Tests and IgE In Atopic Subjects

  • Füsun Erdenen
  • Adnan Yılmaz
  • Güven Çetin
  • Meltem Ayter
  • İskender Dik
  • Burhan Bedir

İstanbul Med J 2006;7(3):20-23

Different results have been obtainedfrom studies regarding the effects of smoking on allergy parameters. We searched for the re/ationship between smoking and skm tests.lgE levels, periplıeral and nasal eosinophilia on 200 allergic patients. However in our study, we could not find any significant correlation between smoking and these values.

Keywords: Smoking, skin prick tests, IgE