D'Amato G, Dal Bo S, Bonini S
Department of Respiratory Diseases, Hospital A. Cardarelli, Naples, Italy.
Ann Allergy. 1992 May;68(5):433-7.
Pollen-related allergies are very common in Italy and pollinosis is the commonest allergic disease. The type of allergenic plants and the prevalence of hay fever varies among regions. In the Mediterranean area there are characteristic climatic conditions (mildness of winter, summer dryness) that facilitate the growth of a typical vegetation with its associated various types of allergenic pollen grains, some of them very different from those of central and northern Europe. Italy has a central position in the Mediterranean basin, but because of its geographic characteristics, there are different climatic aspects with different vegetation between northern, central, and southern areas. Gramineae are the most common allergenic plants in northern and central Italy, where more than 60% of patients with pollinosis are grass-pollen sensitive. Parietaria is the most important pollinating plant in southern Italy and Liguria. Olea europaea, the olive tree with cultivation widespread in the whole Mediterranean basin, is responsible for frequently severe pollinosis, particularly in some regions of the southern Italy.
与花粉相关的过敏在意大利非常普遍，花粉症是最常见的过敏性疾病。致敏植物的类型和花粉热的患病率因地区而异。在地中海地区，有典型的气候条件（冬季温和，夏季干燥），有利于典型植被的生长，以及与之相关的各种致敏花粉粒，其中一些与中欧和北欧的花粉粒非常不同。意大利在地中海盆地处于中心位置，但由于其地理特征，北部、中部和南部地区存在不同的气候特征和植被。禾本科植物是意大利北部和中部最常见的致敏植物，那里超过60%的花粉症患者对草花粉敏感。墙草属植物是意大利南部和利古里亚最重要的授粉植物。油橄榄树，其种植在整个地中海盆地广泛分布，常引发严重的花粉症，尤其是在意大利南部的一些地区。
