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Table 3 IgE sensitisation and skin prick tests in different patient groups

From: Clinical evidence for allergy in orofacial granulomatosis and inflammatory bowel disease

 

Allergic

Non-allergic

Allergic

Non-allergic

Allergic

Non-allergic

OFG

OFG

OFG + CD

OFG + CD

Crohn’s alone

Crohn’s alone

n = 52

n = 13

n =20

n = 3

n = 32

n = 49

Positive SPT result (%)

Grass

75

0

75

0

69

8

Silver

75

0

50

0

59

2

Birch

Cat

44

0

60

0

59

6

Derm

54

0

65

0

72

12

Plane

52

0

35

0

47

0

Candida

33

0

60

0

44

2

Cinnamon

19

0

35

0

16

0

Benzoate

13

8

30

0

13

0

Positive ImmunoCAP result; >Grade II

Grass

67

8

65

0

 

0

Silver

32

0

29

0

 

0

Birch

Cat

34

0

35

   

Derm

34

0

53

0

  

Apple

6

0

18

0

  

Hazel

30

0

29

0

  

Mean total IgE in KU/L

224

38

360

12

  

≥1 SPT positive

90

8

90

0

91

20

≥1 RAST positive

76

0

82

0

  

≥ SPT +/- RAST positive

90

13

90

0

  
  1. SPT (Skin Prick Test), Total and Specific Serum IgE.