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Abstract

ZHOU and ZHANG, Department of Epidemiology, Suzhou Medical College, Jiangsu, China researched effective therapy to treat allergic rhinitis accompanying asthma .

Background

Methodology

The authors treated 419 cases of allergic rhinitis accompanying asthma caused by allergens using a combined desensitising therapy, with acupoint of the head and upper back with the extract of positive allergen(s) .

Results

Following 3 treatment courses, the extract of allergens was taken again to make intradermal injections . The diameter of redness and swelling on the skin was significantly reduced in comparison with that before treatment. There was a significant difference between lymphocyte transformation incorporation rate of a combined desensitising acupoints group and A or B control groups. Also significant was the difference of acidophil cell direct count, IgA, IgG and E-rosette formative rates compared with A or B control groups. Of the 419 cases followed up for 3 years, 68.73% of the patients demonstrated a markedly curative effect and 29.12% turned better. Compared with the other 2 control groups, the differences of the treatment group were significant.

Conclusion

This research demonstrated that this combined desensitising method of therapy is promising and worthwhile in the treatment of allergic rhinitis accompanying allergic asthma.

References

Zhou RL and Zhang JC. An analysis of combined desensitizing acupoints therapy in 419 cases of allergic rhinitis accompanying asthma. Chung Kuo Chung His I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih 17(10): 587-9 Oct 1997.