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Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma classification correlations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 April 2014

H Baran ,
K M Ozcan ,
A Selcuk ,
M A Cetin ,
S Cayir ,
M Ozcan  and
H Dere
H Baran*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Turkey
K M Ozcan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Turkey
A Selcuk
Affiliation:
ENT Clinic, Kocaeli Education and Research Hospital, Turkey
M A Cetin
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Turkey
S Cayir
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Turkey
M Ozcan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Turkey
H Dere
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Turkey
*
Address for correspondence: Dr H Baran, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Talat pasa Bulvari, 06100, Turkey Fax number: +90 478 211 31 12 E-mail: baranhacer@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Objective:

Allergic rhinitis is inflammation of the nasal mucosa following exposure to allergens. A few studies have investigated how the Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma classification correlates with symptom severity and skin prick test results in allergic rhinitis patients. Our objective was to evaluate such a correlation.

Materials and methods:

The study population consisted of 268 patients who had allergic symptoms and were diagnosed with allergic rhinitis.

Results:

Analysis of the Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma classification with regard to symptom severity revealed that there were statistically significant differences between the groups for nasal symptoms, wheezing, eye itching/watering and eye redness. Symptom frequency and severity increased gradually towards the moderate to severe persistent allergic group. There was a statistically significant difference between the groups for grass pollen and house dust mite allergy.

Conclusion:

The Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma classification, which takes symptoms and quality of life into consideration in addition to allergen exposure, is a useful classification system for allergic rhinitis.

Keywords

RhinitisSymptomsSkin TestsDiagnosisClassificationHypersensitivity

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 128 , Issue 5 , May 2014 , pp. 431 - 437
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2014 

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