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Table 2 Clinical symptoms with tomato and sensitizations of the subjects from Group I (n = 26), according to the positivity of the prick-prick test with tomato

From: Usefulness of manufactured tomato extracts in the diagnosis of tomato sensitization: Comparison with the prick-prick method

 

SPT +

SPT -

p

n

21

5

 

Age

29.4 ± 8.3 (12–41)

37.2 ± 23.1 (5–68)

NS

Sex

3 M/18 F (14%/86%)

0 M/5 F (0%/100%)

NS

Atopy

21 (100%)

3 (60%)

0.031

Symptoms with tomato

   

Anaphylaxis

3

0

NS

OAS

14

3

NS

Urticaria

4

2

NS

Digestive symptoms

2

0

NS

Pruritus

1

1

NS

Sensitizations

   

Mites

11 (52%)

2 (40%)

NS

Moulds

2 (10%)

0 (0%)

NS

Epithelia

8 (38%)

0 (0%)

NS

Pollens

20 (95%)

2 (40%)

0.014

Olea europaea

11 (52%)

0 (0%)

0.053

Chenopodiaceae

11 (52%)

0 (0%)

0.053

  1. SPT: Skin prick test. NS: Non-statistically significant. OAS: Oral Allergy Syndrome. Non-statistically significant differences (p > 0.05) have been observed among both groups between symptoms and sensitizations to other pollens (Artemisia vulgaris, Platanus hibrida, grasses, Parietaria judaica, Cupressus arizonica and Plantago lanceolata).