Characteristics of sensitization in bronchial asthma in obese children
When conducting skin scarification testing in 96 children with bronchial asthma, there was no statistically significant difference in the frequency and severity of sensitization to food, household, fungal and epidermal allergens in children with normal body weight and obesity (p> 0, 05). However, in 4 (11.4%, p = 0.016) obese patients, according to skin-scarification tests with food, household, fungal and epidermal allergens, sensitization was not revealed, which may indicate a non-allergic form of bronchial asthma.