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What is Allergic rhinitis?
- Allergic rhinitis: Introduction
- Types of Allergic rhinitis
- Prognosis
- Complications
- Prevalence
- Other names for Allergic rhinitis
- What causes Allergic rhinitis?
- What are the symptoms of Allergic rhinitis?
- Organs Affected by Allergic rhinitis
- How is it treated?
- Society issues for Allergic rhinitis
- Allergic rhinitis: Introduction
What is Allergic rhinitis?
- Allergic rhinitis: Allergic rhinitis involves inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose, eyes, eustachian tubes, middle ear, sinuses, and pharynx.
- Allergic rhinitis: seasonal variety of allergic rhinitis, marked by acute conjunctivitis with lacrimation and itching; regarded as an allergic condition triggered by specific allergens.
Source - Diseases Database - Allergic rhinitis: rhinitis caused by an allergic reaction.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Allergic rhinitis: Introduction
Types of Allergic rhinitis:
Types of Allergic rhinitis:
Broader types of Allergic rhinitis:
How many people get Allergic rhinitis?
Prevalance of Allergic rhinitis: 10% of the population with allergic rhinitis/hay fever in the US (Mayo Clinic)
Prevalance Rate of Allergic rhinitis: approx 1 in 10 or 10.00% or 27.2 million people in USA [about data]
How serious is Allergic rhinitis?
Complications of Allergic rhinitis:
see complications of Allergic rhinitis
What causes Allergic rhinitis?
Causes of Allergic rhinitis: see causes of Allergic rhinitis
Risk factors for Allergic rhinitis:
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risk factors for Allergic rhinitis
What are the symptoms of Allergic rhinitis?
Symptoms of Allergic rhinitis: see symptoms of Allergic rhinitis
Complications of Allergic rhinitis: see complications of Allergic rhinitis
Onset of Allergic rhinitis: Onset of allergic rhinitis is common in childhood, adolescence, and early adult years, with a mean age of onset 8-11 years, but allergic rhinitis may occur in persons of any age. In 80% of cases, allergic rhinitis develops by age 20 years.
Allergic rhinitis: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Allergic rhinitis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Allergic rhinitis.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Allergic rhinitis:
see treatments for Allergic rhinitis
Research for Allergic rhinitis:
see research for Allergic rhinitis
Society issues for Allergic rhinitis
Hospitalization statistics for Allergic rhinitis:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Allergic rhinitis:
- 0.007% (844) of hospital consultant episodes were for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 99% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 49% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 51% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 11% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Physician office visits for Allergic rhinitis: 12 million people visited a physician’s office for allergic rhinitis in the US 2001 (National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2001 Summary, NCHS, CDC)
Organs Affected by Allergic rhinitis:
Organs and body systems related to Allergic rhinitis include:
Name and Aliases of Allergic rhinitis
Main name of condition: Allergic rhinitis
Other names or spellings for Allergic rhinitis:
Hay fever, Pollenosis, Pollinosis, Seasonal allergic rhinitis
Source - Diseases Database
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