From: The most common aeroallergens in a tropical region in Southwestern Iran
Aeroallergens | All patients (%) | Allergic rhinitis | p value | ||
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Common name | Scientific name | Â | Seasonal (%) | Perennial (%) | Â |
Weeds | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Russian thistle | Salsola kali | 72.9 | 79.4 | 20.6 | 0.1 |
Pigweed | Amaranthus retroflexus | 70.9 | 79.2 | 20.8 | 0.2 |
Carless weed | Amaranthus palmeri | 68.6 | 79.5 | 20.5 | 0.1 |
Lamb’s quarter | Chenopodium album | 67.9 | 79.3 | 20.7 | 0.2 |
Burning Bush | Kochia scoparia | 66.6 | 79.9 | 20.1 | 0.1 |
Mugwort | Artemisia douglasiana | 60.9 | 80.8 | 19.2 | 0.07 |
Plantain | Plantago lanceolata | 55.2 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 0.2 |
Any weeds | Â | 89.0 | 79.4 | 20.6 | 0.09 |
Grasses | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Kentucky blue grass | Poa pratensis | 54.8 | 81.1 | 18.9 | 0.08 |
Bermuda grass | Cynodon dactylon | 52.5 | 80.9 | 19.1 | 0.1 |
Johnson grass | Sorghum halepense | 46.5 | 80.6 | 19.4 | 0.2 |
Perennial rye grass | Lolium perenne | 36.1 | 78.7 | 21.3 | 0.7 |
Any grasses | Â | 75.0 | 80.6 | 19.7 | 0.06 |
Trees | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mesquite | Prosopis juliflora | 65.9 | 80.7 | 19.3 | 0.04 |
White Ash | Fraxinus americana | 52.5 | 80.9 | 19.1 | 0.1 |
Acacia | Acacia longifolia | 48.2 | 81.9 | 18.1 | 0.07 |
Eucalyptus | Eucalyptus globulus | 21.7 | 89.2 | 10.8 | 0.009 |
Any Trees | Â | 86.0 | 79.0 | 21.0 | 0.2 |
Mites | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mite | Dermatophagoides farinae | 32.1 | 76.0 | 24.0 | 0.6 |
Mite | Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus | 27.1 | 69.1 | 30.9 | 0.03 |
Any mites | Â | 43.0 | 75.2 | 24.8 | 0.4 |
Molds | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Fungus | Cephalosporium acremonium | 11.4 | 85.3 | 14.7 | 0.3 |
Fungus | Aspergillus fumigatus | 5.0 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 0.5 |
Penicillium Mix* | Penicillium Mix | 9.4 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 0.8 |
Alternaria Mix†| Alternaria Mix | 8.0 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 0.7 |
Any molds | Â | 24.0 | 82.0 | 18.0 | 0.4 |
House dust | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
House dust mix‡ | House dust mix | 19.1 | 82.5 | 17.5 | 0.3 |
Cockroach | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cockroach mix | P. americana + B. germanica | 30.8 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 0.4 |
Total IgE (mean, IU/ml) | Â | 177.77 | 172.54 | 196.39 | 0.3 |