The prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis is increasing in the general population, and a
high proportion of new patients have coexisting upper and lower airway disease. Estimates …

Background: Studies of exposure to pets and risk of asthma have yielded conflicting results.
Objectives: We performed a systematic review to synthesize the evidence of the effect of …

Atopic dermatitis is a multifactorial disease that seems both to rise in frequency and to be
dependent on a genetic predisposition. In order to clarify these issues we encircled a …

Background: Associations between exposure to cats and dogs and respiratory and allergic
outcomes in children have been reported in affluent countries, but little is known about such …

Background Allergic diseases present a major health burden for children as shown by the
rising morbidity and increased mortality from asthma. Information on the prevalences of …

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is A common periodic fever syndrome. The causative
gene of the FMF is named Mediterranean Fever gene (MEFV). Increased inflammation in …

The Prevalence And Risk Factors of Allergies in Turkey (PARFAIT) study was planned to
evaluate prevalence and risk factors of asthma and allergic diseases and also to find out …

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and their
related symptoms in Istanbul and to investigate the effect of socioeconomic status on the …

The prevalence of allergic diseases is reported to have increased worldwide. Two
questionnaire surveys, five years apart, were conducted to evaluate the trend of prevalence …

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of symptoms suggestive of asthma in
children aged 7–14 years in Ankara, Turkey. For this purpose, the recently developed ISAAC …