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


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

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).

Ferrer et al. Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2008 6:1   doi:10.1186/1476-7961-6-1