introduction: chronic suppurative otitis media (csom) is considered one of the most common causes of acquired hearing impairment in developing countries. csom is a multifactorial persistent inflammatory disease of the middle ear. a distinct pathophysiologic mechanism linking allergic rhinitis (ar) and csom remains to evolve. the purpose of this study was to investigate the association between a...

Allergic rhinitis in children is not an uncommon disease in India. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of allergic rhinitis on nasal mucociliary clearance. The nasal mucociliary clearance time (NMC) was studied using Andersen’s saccharin method in fifty controls and fifty age and sex matched patients of allergic rhinitis. The nasal mucociliary clearance time in healthy controls was found t...

BACKGROUND There are few studies which analyse the characteristics of allergic respiratory disease according to profiles of sensitisation to different allergens. This study describes the clinical features and therapeutic approaches, according to the sensitisation profile to relevant aeroallergens, in a sample of adult patients with a first-time diagnosis of respiratory allergy (rhinitis and/or ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of montelukast monotherapy on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with persistent allergic rhinitis. STUDY DESIGN The study was placebo-controlled, randomized, and double blinded. SETTING Tertiary university hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS There were 46 patients in the study group and 24 patients in the control group, all of whom had a diagn...

Currently allergic rhinitis is accepted to be multi factorial disease. Inherited susceptibility plays a major role along with the other environmental factors in the development of this disease. Therefore, it is important to search for genetic markers, associated with the development of allergic rhinitis that enables us to understand the pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of the disease. Thi...

BACKGROUND/AIM Persistent upper airway obstruction may lead to increased pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP). The aim of this study was to evaluate N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) concentrations and PAP values in children with allergic rhinitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-six patients with allergic rhinitis and 22 healthy children were prospectively enrolled in this study....

Background Asthma and allergic rhinitis have become a growing public health problem. The airflow obstruction, pathophysiological event that frames the bronchial asthma is usually determined by spirometry. Changes in expiratory flow in asthma are well known but there is controversy with these results in allergic rhinitis. The objective of this project is to compare spirometry values of young adu...

BACKGROUND Good control of allergic rhinitis (AR) in children is desirable because it is associated with diseases such as asthma. The aim of this analysis of the PETRA study was to characterise its diagnosis and treatment in Spanish children. METHODS Data were analysed for paediatric patients (age 5-17 years, inclusive) included in the PETRA study, which included consecutive patients with all...

Background: Allergic rhinitis is one of the most common forms of allergic disorders affecting children. The prevalence rate of allergic rhinitis differs among countries and even among regions within the same country. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of childhood allergic rhinitis and the presence and significance of eosinophilia in nasal secretions. Method: 4584 children aged 11-15 years...

Although adult asthma is attributable to occupational factors and asthma and rhinitis are related, relatively few studies have investigated the prevalence of occupational rhinitis based on occupation, and knowledge of occupational rhinitis in Japan is currently limited. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the prevalence of allergic rhinitis among Japanese nursing profess...