OBJECTIVE ESPRINT-15 is a specific, short-form instrument to measure health-related quality of life in adults suffering from allergic rhinitis. The aim of this study was to obtain reference values in order to improve its interpretability. METHODS ESPRINT-15 was administered to a representative sample of Spanish adults with allergic rhinitis. Means and percentiles were obtained, taking into ac...

INTRODUCTION Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of symptoms and the proportion of a lifetime physician-based diagnosis of allergic rhinitis (AR) in the province of Quebec among people aged 15 years and older. METHODS The 2008 Quebec Population Health Survey provided data on the prevalence of symptoms and proportion of lifetime physician-based diagnoses of AR. The prevalence of sympt...

One of the simple and economical diagnostic methods in detecting nasal allergic disorders is cytological examination of nasal smears. This study was conducted to evaluate the usefulness of nasal cytology in individuals suffering from allergic nasal disorders, including allergic nasal polyps with special interest on cytohistological correlation in case of allergic nasal polyps. Effort is also ma...

<p><strong>Background: </strong>Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a symptomatic disorder of the nose induced after allergen exposure due to an IgE-mediated inflammation membranes lining nose. Allergic subdivided into intermittent (IAR) or persistent (PER) disease and severity mild moderate/severe. The most widely used effective medications treat allergic are oral topical antihistamine...

Clinical practice always necessitates proper diagnosis and correct treatment. For most clinical fields, determining the cause of the illness is irrelevant to the intervention. An oncologist, for example, has no need to explore the "cause" of the patient's lymphoma. Allergists, by contrast, have tools and the need to examine the relevant allergen which is the putative "cause" of the patient's al...

Due to its high and increasing prevalence, its impact on quality of life, the association with multiple comorbidities and the considerable socio-economic burden, allergic rhinitis is a major respiratory disorder and represents a global health concern. The ARIA working group has proposed a new classification for allergic rhinitis into intermittent or persistent, based on the duration of symptoms...

Allergic rhinitis is a very common disorder that affects people of all ages, peaking in the teenage years. It is frequently ignored, underdiagnosed, misdiagnosed, and mistreated, which not only is detrimental to health but also has societal costs. Although allergic rhinitis is not a serious illness, it is clinically relevant because it underlies many complications, is a major risk factor for po...

Introduction: Kimura’s disease (KD) is an allergic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology endemic in Orientals. Kimura’s disease was first mentioned by Kimm and Szeto in China in 1937. Kimura’s disease is commonly encountered in Asia and is mostly reported in Japan, China, Singapore and Honkong. However, only a few cases have been reported in the Indian subcontinent. Case Report: A case of K...