Hypersensitivity to nicotine in a skin prick test

Abstract

The aim of the study. To assess hypersensitivity to nicotine in patients with different smoking status by performing skin prick tests with standard nicotine solution. The study involved 26 volunteers, 10 (38,46%) men and 16 (61,54%) women. Among them, 9 (34,61%) smokers, 11 (43,31%) non-smokers and 6 (23,07%) patients with a history of smoking. The mean age of the participants was 34 years.