malkocb's rhinitis [2 articles]

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Rhinitis is one of the most common chronic disorders presenting to an internal medicine, pediatric, or family practice clinician. It can greatly impact a patient's quality of life and exerts a tremendous societal burden in terms of both its direct and indirect costs. In practice, in treatment guidelines, and in the literature, discussions of rhinitis as an inflammatory (allergic) disease often eclipse discussions of the nonallergic components, which often contribute to, or are responsible for, a patient's disease. Recommendations for ...

Abstract

Allergic rhinitis, the most common type of rhinitis, generally can be differentiated from the numerous types of nonallergic rhinitis through a thorough history and physical examination. Allergic rhinitis may be seasonal, perennial, or occupational. The most common cause of nonallergic rhinitis is acute viral infection. Other types of nonallergic rhinitis include vasomotor, hormonal, drug-induced, structural, and occupational (irritant) rhinitis, as well as rhinitis medicamentosa and nonallergic rhinitis with eosinophilia syndrome. Since 1998, three large expert panels have made recommendations for the ...