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ArticleKorean journal of pediatrics2019

Nasal eosinophilia and eosinophil peroxidase in children and adolescents with rhinitis.

Yeonu Choi, Haeun Jeon, Eun Ae Yang, Jong-Seo Yoon, Hyun Hee Kim

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Article in Korean journal of pediatrics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yeonu ChoiDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Haeun JeonDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Eun Ae YangDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Jong-Seo YoonDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Hyun Hee KimDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Catholic University of Korea · KR

Funding

Ministry of EducationNational Research Foundation of Korea 2015R1D1A1A01059010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundResearchers have shown that eosinophil peroxidase (EPO) is a relatively accurate marker of eosinophilia and eosinophil activity. However, its use as a marker of eosinophilic inflammation in nasal secretions is limited because the diagnostic cutoff values of EPO for use as a one-time test for allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis have not been established. PURPOSE: To identify the correlation between nasal eosinophil count and EPO in children and adolescents with rhinitis.

methodsWe recruited patients <18 years of age with rhinitis for more than 2 weeks or more than 2 episodes a year whose nasal eosinophil and EPO were measured at a single allergy clinic. The eosinophil percentage was calculated by dividing the eosinophil count by the number of total cells under light microscopy at ×1,000 magnification. EPO and protein were measured from nasal secretions. We retrospectively analyzed the correlation between nasal eosinophils and protein-corrected EPO (EPO/protein) value.

resultsOf the 67 patients enrolled, 41 were male (61.2%); the mean age was 8.2±4.0 years. The median nasal eosinophil count was 1 and percentage was 1%. The median protein-corrected EPO value was 12.5 ng/μg (range, 0-31 ng/μg). There was a statistically significant correlation between eosinophil count and percentage (P<0.001). However, the eosinophil percentage and EPO did not correlate. The eosinophil count and EPO had a statistically significant correlation (P =0.01). The EPO cutoff value examined for nasal eosinophil counts of 2, 5, 10, and 20 was 17.57 ng/μg regardless of the reference count. The largest area under the curve value was obtained when the receiver operating characteristic curve was drawn using the eosinophil count of 2.

conclusionNasal eosinophil count was significantly associated with protein-corrected EPO.

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ChildEosinophilEosinophil peroxidaseRhinitis

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