{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,11,4]],"date-time":"2026-11-04T09:27:19Z","timestamp":1793784439937,"version":"4.6.1"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK-ULAKBIM) - DIGITAL COMMONS JOURNALS","issue":"1","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Background\/aim: Animal dander is one of the most common respiratory allergens in children, and there is evidence that cat sensitivity is a risk factor for asthma and allergic rhinitis. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate children with cat sensitivity and to identify their demographic and clinical characteristics. Materials and methods: Patients who were found to be sensitive to cats following skin prick tests performed in our allergy clinic over a period of one year (and two control groups), were included in the study. Patients in the study and control groups filled in a questionnaire including demographic and clinical characteristics. Results: The prevalence of cat sensitivity in our allergy clinic was 6% (182\/3033). The most common diagnoses in patients were 41.8% allergic rhinitis, 25.8% asthma, and 13.2% allergic rhinitis + asthma. Allergic rhinitis symptoms were the most prevalent symptom associated with cat contact (29.4%), whereas 28% of the patients were asymptomatic. Only 17.3% had a cat at home and 13.4% had cat exposure apart from home but having a cat at home was significantly higher than the control groups (p &lt; 0.05). Eosinophilia was present in 54.6% of the patients, and 17.3% had blood tIgE levels of &gt;1000 IU\/mL. Eosinophilia and tIgE levels were significantly higher than both control groups (p &lt; 0.05). Conclusion: Cat ownership can affect the development of cat sensitivity but the majority of patients with cat sensitivity are not cat owners. Elevated tIgE levels (&gt; 1000 IU\/mL) may be associated with cat sensitivity, these patients should be evaluated for cat sensitivity, even if they do not report symptoms with cat contact.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.55730\/1300-0144.5592","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,24]],"date-time":"2023-02-24T04:47:08Z","timestamp":1677214028000},"page":"360-365","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Characteristics of children with cat sensitivity: a prospective cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.55730","volume":"53","author":[{"given":"EZG\u0130 ULUSOY","family":"SEVERCAN","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"NEVZAT","family":"BA\u015eKAYA","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"AY\u015eEG\u00dcL","family":"ERTU\u011eRUL","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"ZEYNEP \u015eENG\u00dcL","family":"EMEKS\u0130Z","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"\u0130LKNUR","family":"BOSTANCI","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"34691","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,1]]},"container-title":["Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,11,4]],"date-time":"2026-11-04T08:36:55Z","timestamp":1793781415000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.tubitak.gov.tr\/medical\/vol53\/iss1\/42"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,1]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,1]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55730\/1300-0144.5592","relation":{},"ISSN":["1300-0144"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1300-0144","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,1]]}}}