Yasuo Yamana1, Ken Fukuda2, Ryota Ko3, Eiichi Uchio3. 1. Yamana Eye Clinic, 13-5, Nabeyama, Nakama, Fukuoka, 809-0022, Japan. yamanaganka@yamana.or.jp. 2. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan. 3. Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Local allergic rhinitis (LAR) has been reported in the field of otolaryngology; however, the concept of local allergic conjunctivitis (LAC) has not been widely studied in the ophthalmologic community. We routinely examined total IgE levels in tear fluids (t-tIgE) and antigen-specific IgE levels in serum (s-sIgE) in patients with suspected allergic conjunctivitis, on the basis of Japanese guidelines for allergic conjunctival diseases. There are several cases in which the results of t-tIgE and s-sIgE testing are divergent. We suggest that these divergent cases correspond to LAR in otolaryngology. METHODS: The study included 148 patients (33 men and 115 women) with clinical symptoms and signs of allergic conjunctivitis. Allerwatch Tear IgE® was used for measurement of t-tIgE levels. ImmunoCAP Rapid® and View Allergy 39® were used for measurement of s-sIgE levels. Conjunctival cytology using spatula was used to identify eosinophils on the conjunctiva. RESULTS: A total of 83 patients (56.1%) were positive and 65 patients were negative for t-tIgE in the AW. In the ICR, 97 patients (65.5%) were positive for at least one of the eight allergens, whereas 51 (34.5%) were negative for all allergens. Among 83 patients positive for t-tIgE, 14 (16.9%) had no detectable s-sIgE. Therefore, we considered the possibility of LAC in cases in which only local IgE could be detected. Among 28 cases (18.9%) who were negative for t-tIgE and s-sIgE, 21 underwent conjunctival scraping; eosinophils were found in four cases and eosinophilic granules in two. Accordingly, we considered the possibility of non-IgE-type AC in these six cases. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest the existence of LAC that is a candidate of a phenotype of AC.
PURPOSE: Local allergic rhinitis (LAR) has been reported in the field of otolaryngology; however, the concept of local allergic conjunctivitis (LAC) has not been widely studied in the ophthalmologic community. We routinely examined total IgE levels in tear fluids (t-tIgE) and antigen-specific IgE levels in serum (s-sIgE) in patients with suspected allergic conjunctivitis, on the basis of Japanese guidelines for allergic conjunctival diseases. There are several cases in which the results of t-tIgE and s-sIgE testing are divergent. We suggest that these divergent cases correspond to LAR in otolaryngology. METHODS: The study included 148 patients (33 men and 115 women) with clinical symptoms and signs of allergic conjunctivitis. Allerwatch Tear IgE® was used for measurement of t-tIgE levels. ImmunoCAP Rapid® and View Allergy 39® were used for measurement of s-sIgE levels. Conjunctival cytology using spatula was used to identify eosinophils on the conjunctiva. RESULTS: A total of 83 patients (56.1%) were positive and 65 patients were negative for t-tIgE in the AW. In the ICR, 97 patients (65.5%) were positive for at least one of the eight allergens, whereas 51 (34.5%) were negative for all allergens. Among 83 patients positive for t-tIgE, 14 (16.9%) had no detectable s-sIgE. Therefore, we considered the possibility of LAC in cases in which only local IgE could be detected. Among 28 cases (18.9%) who were negative for t-tIgE and s-sIgE, 21 underwent conjunctival scraping; eosinophils were found in four cases and eosinophilic granules in two. Accordingly, we considered the possibility of non-IgE-type AC in these six cases. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest the existence of LAC that is a candidate of a phenotype of AC.
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Keywords:
Allergic conjunctivitis; Phenotype; Serum total IgE; Specific serum IgE; Total tear IgE
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