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Increasing incidence of allergy in Croatia

The incidence of allergy is increasing, according to the epidemiological data collected from 1978 till 2004 year.Current prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema symptoms, in the cintinental region is 6%, 12, 1% and 7, 8% respectivelly.Children prevalence in the costal region of Croatia is 8, 4%, 17, 50% and 3, 4% at the same order.The incidence of positive skin test to inhalant allergens in children of the continental region is 52.34%. House dust mite is the most dominant allergen, equally to most of the European countries.In Croatian adults, results of prevalence of atopy markers(IgE, skin test to aeroallergens and symptoms), collected for the period of 15-years(1985-1999), showed increasing trend in elevated total IgE and atopic symptoms in male, but not in female population.The most common and relevant contact allergens in Croatia are nickel sulfate, cobalt chloride and carba mix, according to the results in 3293 patients from Clinic for Dermatovenerology, Clinical Hospital Centre, Zagreb.

Allergy ; Rhinitis ; Asthma ; Eczema ; Croatia

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