BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) after a diagnosis of allergic rhinitis. METHODS We identified 67,532 patients with allergic rhinitis (allergic rhinitis cohort) and a 135,064 control cohort with the same mean age and sex ratio by using a Taiwan Longitudinal Health Insurance Database (LHID) sample from 2000 to 2005. RESULTS After ...

BACKGROUND A clinically relevant relationship between classic asthma and allergic rhinitis has been reported. However, the possible link between cough variant asthma (CVA) and allergic rhinitis remains unknown. OBJECTIVES To clarify the prevalence and clinical relevance of perennial allergic rhinitis or seasonal allergic rhinitis in CVA patients compared to classic asthma patients. METHODS ...

background:  the development of allergic rhinitis (ar) is caused by the interaction between genetic predisposition and environmental factors. in this study, the association between gata3 single nucleotide polymorphisms and ar in an iranian population was identified. methods:  this case-control study was performed on 86 patients with ar and 86 healthy subjects. this study aimed to evaluate a pot...

BACKGROUND Not much data are available from large, unselected, birth cohort studies on the natural course and comorbidities of rhinitis in children. OBJECTIVE To study phenotypes of rhinitis in relation to the natural course and comorbidities of allergic diseases in preschool-age and early school-age children. METHODS We analyzed data from a birth cohort of 2024 children, for whom informati...

ISSN 14750708 10.2217/THY.09.4 © 2009 Future Medicine Ltd Therapy (2009) 6(3), 407–415 Allergic rhinitis is a major IgE‐mediated chronic respiratory disorder that presents as a complex of nasal, ophthalmic, ear and sinus symptoms such as nasal congestion, nasal itching, rhinor‐ rhea, sneezing and watery/running eyes [1–3]. It is an extremely common condition, which has been estimated to affect ...

INTRODUCTION Allergic rhinitis is considered the most prevalent respiratory disease in Brazil and worldwide, with great impact on quality of life, affecting social life, sleep, and also performance at school and at work. OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy and safety of two formulations containing mometasone furoate in the treatment of mild, moderate, or severe persistent allergic rhinitis afte...

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...

allergic rhinitis is one of the most common health problems with a major effect on the quality of life. we intended to treat allergic rhinitis (ar) in patients who are either unresponsive to antihistamines or their job requires optimal alertness that may be disturbed by antihistamine’s side effects and those who do not comply with the regular use. we tried short term phototherapy and evaluated ...

allergic rhinitis (ar) is a common global health problem with approximately one quarter of  the  world population  affected. the  quality of  life (qol)  of  sufferers with ar is significantly affected. the aim of this study was to evaluate the qol of adults with ar. this study was designed for adults with ar above 18 years old. the study was conducted using a valid rhinitis quality of life que...

Rhinitis and rhinosinusitis (with/without polyposis), either allergic or non-allergic, represent a major medical problem. Their associated comorbidities and relationship with family history have so far been poorly investigated. We assessed these aspects in a large population of patients suffering from rhinosinusal diseases. Clinical history, nasal cytology, allergy testing and direct nasal exam...