Specific immunotherapy has been widely used to treat allergic rhinitis symptoms. As with any other form of specific immunotherapy, careful patient selection is crucial. The diagnosis of allergic rhinitis needs to be secure, especially in those with perennial symptoms, and should be based on a careful clinical history supported by documentation of IgE-mediated sensitivity by skin prick test or blood tests. (more…)
About twenty percent of patients who have common allergic rhinitis are also having perennial allergic rhinitis symptoms. This f ...
Allergen-specific immunotherapy aims to correct the underlying immune imbalance associated with specific immunotherapy allergic rhi ...
Allergic rhinitis is a very common problem associated with poor quality of life, reductions in social and work activities and p ...
It is now almost a century since the pioneering work of Noon and Freeman was used to successfully treat hay fever symptoms usin ...
Allergic rhinitis is a high-prevalence disease. This high prevalence translates into a high cost to society in terms of overall ...
About twenty percent of patients who have common allergic rhinitis are also having perennial allergic rhinitis symptoms. This fact is also reflected in their patterns of drugs and medication use. Compare to seasonal allergic rhinitis, perennial allergic rhinitis patients have significantly higher health care costs and rates of comorbidities and greater use of concomitant medical treatment. (more…)
Specific immunotherapy has been widely used to treat allergic rhinitis symptoms. As with any other form of specific immunotherapy, ...
Asthmatic children who also have Allergic Rhinitis seem to have higher morbidity and to use more healthcare resources. This was fur ...
Allergic rhinitis is a high-prevalence disease. This high prevalence translates into a high cost to society in terms of overall ...
Allergic rhinitis or nasal allergy is a serious disease, but has huge implications for society. A survey of Latin America and that ...
Natural history studies with the following design features provide a firm epidemiologic foundation for risk factor assessments and ...
Are there any complications with Allergic rhinitis?
At first glance, the symptoms of allergic rhinitis may not appear unduly troublesome, and may even be trivialised. However, they do have a significant effect on a patient’s quality of life. Apart from the obvious discomfort and social embarrassment of the rhinitic symptoms themselves, patients must also endure: (more…)
Specific immunotherapy has been widely used to treat allergic rhinitis symptoms. As with any other form of specific immunotherapy, ...
About twenty percent of patients who have common allergic rhinitis are also having perennial allergic rhinitis symptoms. This f ...
As a person who suffered form allergies and have a profession as family physician, I have much sympathy for those struggling with i ...
Non-allergic rhinitis is defined by the absence of positive SPTs or radioallergosorbent test (RAST) to common allergens. Ideall ...
After nasal allergen challenge, substance P and CGRP are released into nasal secretions of atopic patients . In allergic rhinit ...