3. Results
In the present study, 66 patients with allergic rhinitis,
including 22 males (33.3%) and 44 females (66.7%) with a
mean (SD) age of 20.81 (7.27) years, were included. From
the total sample, 3 patients from the case group and 4
subjects from placebo were excluded from the study because
they refused to complete the study. The age distribution of
the patients in the study group is shown in Fig. 1.
Immunoglobulin E total of more than 100 was reported in
38 patients before treatment. Immunoglobulin E in nasal
wash from 7 patients was observed and was not measurable
in 59 cases. Only 6.1% of the study population had nasal
mucosal eosinophil.