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Objective Our aim was to assess the association between enuresis nocturna and atopy in enuretic children who were referred to the Pediatric Nephrology Department of Ankara Training and Research Hospital.Material and Method: Fifty children older than 5 years with nocturnal enuresis who were referred to the Pediatric Nephrology Department of Ankara Training and Research Hospital of Ministry of Health, were assessed in this study. Twenty-five children who were referred to the out-patient clinics of the same department without enuresis were included as the control group. Results Of the 50 children in the study group 29 (58%) were boys and 21 (42%) were girls. The age of the patients was ranging between 7-15 (8,5±2,4 years).Of the 25 children in the control group, 15 (60%) were boys and 10 (25%) were girls. The age of the patients in the control group was ranging between 7-14 (10±1,9 years). It was determined that the prevalence of enuresis decreases as the age increases. The family history ratio was higher in the study group (70%) than the control group (16%). The number of eosinophils, the total immunoglobulin E levels and skin tests of children were compared in order to assess the association with atopy. There was not any allergen substance determined with the skin tests in forty-five out of 50 enuretic children, while allergens were determined at five children. It was determined that two of these children had atopy for house dust, one for tree, one for depot acarus and one for three substances. Children with atopy were undertaken another skin test to assess comprehensive food allergy, but these tests were also negative. No allergen was determined in the control group.Conclusion Although skin test which is more sensitive than detecting specific IgE in blood, was applied, no statistically significant results were obtained in our study and it was concluded that atopy has no impact on the etiology of PEN.

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