J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2001 Apr;42(4):583-588.

The Associations of Eosinophil, IgE and Prick Test in Allergic Conjunctivitis

• Kim YH
• Lee JY
• Chung SK

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to find out the causative allergens using the prick test and to evaluate the associations between the results of the prick tests and the numerical values of eosinophils and IgE in the patients with allergic conjunctivitis.
METHODS
The participants were 42 patients with diagnosis of allergic conjunctivitis on the basis of clinical history and findings of those who reacted positive to the prick test. We measured the numerical values of eosinophils and IgE as the indices of immediate hypersensitivity reaction.
RESULTS
38 out of the 50 allergens used in the prick test were reactive. Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus showed the highest reactivity of 57.1%. The numerical values of eosinophils and IgE were increased above the normal values only in 21.4% and 23.8% of the participants.
CONCLUSIONS
It is considered that there is no distinct association between the reactivity of the prick test and the results of the serological test in the patients with diagnosis of allergic conjunctivitis on the basis of clinical history and findings.

Keyword

Allergic conjunctivitis; Eosinophil; IgE; Prick test

MeSH Terms

Allergens
Conjunctivitis, Allergic*
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
Diagnosis
Eosinophils*
Humans
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Immunoglobulin E*
Reference Values
Serologic Tests
Allergens
Immunoglobulin E