Objective: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by genetic and environmental factors. Skin tests show type 1 hypersensitivity reactions against various allergens. Allergic triggers and degree of sensitivity against a specific agent can be determined by skin tests. In this study; the skin test results in asthmatic children, the presence of allergic rhinitis based on family history, and evaluations depending on several factors have been considered.

Material and Methods: Patients who had been diagnosed and monitored with asthma together with allergic rhinitis and had no any other disease were enrolled in to the study. A standard data form was completed for each patient. Pulmonary function tests were performed. Skin prick tests were also performed for each patient. Results were assessed depending on atopy in the family history and diagnostic groups of Asthma / Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis.results: In this study, 236 asthmatic patients in total who were 6-18 years old were included: 155 (65.7%) were male and the mean age was 7.9 (7.4-12.2) (IQR) years. The number of asthmatic patients was 163 while the number of patients who had both asthma and allergic rhinitis was 73. The frequency of sensitivity to at least one allergen was 42.6 % according to the result of the skin test. The maximum sensitivity was for pollens with a rate of 23.6%. Atopy frequency

Keywords: Allergic rhinitis, Asthma, Atopy, Skin test