allergic rhinitis is a very common disorder that affects children. to determine the national prevalence of allergic rhinitis symptoms in iranian children, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. we conducted a literature search by using the google scholar from 1992 until 2012. the search terms were included: allergic rhinitis, isaac and iran. all the selected studies on children wer...

Background: Asthma and allergic rhinitis are among the most common diseases in the world. Objective: The aim of this study was to detect, by skin prick test, aeroallergens in allergic patients in Sari, Mazandaran in north of Iran. Methods: This is a prospective study of skin prick test of aeroallergens in asthma, allergic rhinitis and their combination with clinical diagnosis. Three hundred and...

BACKGROUND Recent findings suggest that exposure to outdoor air pollutants may increase the risk of allergic rhinitis. The results of these studies are inconsistent, but warrant further attention. The objective of the study was to assess the effect of relation between exposure to urban air pollution and the prevalence allergic rhinitis among school children. METHODS We conducted a nationwide ...

Results Thirty patients (17 male, 56.7%) with a median age of 11.5 (8.7-13.6) years were included. 12 patients (40%) had mild allergic rhinitis, whereas 18 (60%) had moderate-persistent allergic rhinitis interfering with daily activities. There was no significant difference at spirometric parameters including forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV1) and FEV1/FVC ...

BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis (AR) impairs quality of life (QoL), sleep and work. The Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) classification is widely used, but the impact of the different symptoms on QoL is not clear. OBJECTIVE To describe characteristics of patients consulting in primary care for AR and to study the impact of AR symptoms and the ARIA classes on QoL. METHODS A mul...

Introduction: This study evaluated the effect of gelfoam impregnated with botulinum toxin on the symptoms induced by allergic rhinitis. Materials and Methods: In total, 30 patients with allergic rhinitis who did not respond to common therapies were included in this clinical trial study. All patients were treated with intranasal gelfoam impregnated with botulinum toxin type a (...

OBJECTIVE: Because the prevalence and pattern of IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to inhalant allergens may vary between different European regions, our goal was to evaluate ragweed aeroallergen sensitization in allergic rhinitis patients from the central part of the Romanian Plain, located in the southern part of the country. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In a two-year period we recruited patients with a...

OBJECTIVE: Because the prevalence and pattern of IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to inhalant allergens may vary between different European regions, our goal was to evaluate ragweed aeroallergen sensitization in allergic rhinitis patients from the central part of the Romanian Plain, located in the southern part of the country. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In a two-year period we recruited patients with a...

BACKGROUND Persistent allergic rhinitis often impairs quality of life. OBJECTIVE We assessed the extent to which treating persistent allergic rhinitis with montelukast, desloratadine, and levocetirizine alone or in combination improved quality of life. METHODS A 32-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study was performed in 2 arms: 20 patients received montelukast 10...

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a chronic disease with an increasing trend in most of the Western Countries. It may significantly impair the individual quality of life (QoL) and also represents a social burden for its economic costs. Levocetirizine (XYZAL; UCB Pharma) as a second generation, nonsedating H1-antihistamine, has been shown to be clinically effective in patients with AR in different rando...