CLINICAL AND ANAMNESTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ACUTE URTICARIA AND THE LEVEL OF SECRETORY IgA IN THE ORAL CAVITY IN CHILDREN

Abstract

The article presents data from a study on the clinical and anamnestic characteristics of children with acute urticaria, as well as the examination of secretory IgA levels in the oral cavity. The main study group comprised 80 children diagnosed with acute urticaria, while the control group consisted of 20 practically healthy children. Secretory IgA (SIgA) in the saliva of both sick and healthy children participating in the study was determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with the Medispec-6000 apparatus. The study revealed that among the children with acute urticaria included in the study, those aged 3 to 6 years predominated, comprising 42 children (52.5%). Food allergens were predominant among the etiological factors. The level of SIgA in the oral cavity of patients was 1.3 times lower than that in the control group.