Correlation between allergy skin tests and asthma in childrens of Prishtina Kosovo

Of this study was to present the correlation between allergy skin prick tests and asthma in children treated in Pediatric Clinic.

The examinees were children aged 2.5–16 years with asthma, treated in the Pediatric Clinic during the calendar year November 2011-November 2012. In this research, in total, were included 58 children treated with asthma, both as inpatient and outpatient. To all children allergy skin tests were done.

Out of all children included in the research, in 30 (51.71%) children allergy skin tests were positive while 28 (48.29%) of them had negative skin prick tests. According to the age of 2.5–6 years were 18 children or (31.04%), from 6–11 years were 29 children or (50%) and from 11–16 years were 11 children or (18.96%). From the positive skin prick test group highest number 17 (56.6%) children belong to the age group 6–11 years, than regarding the gender ratio males: females was 3:2. From the positive skin prick test group children were sensitive towards D. Pteronissinus, D.Farine and less to pollen, epithelial pets (dog, cat) and other reagents inhalation.

From our data noted that the allergy skin tests are an auxiliary method in asthma diagnosis. Higher incidence was noted in male children. We can conclude that there is a evident relation between asthma and skin allergy tests.