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What is Rhinitis?



What is Rhinitis?

  • Rhinitis: Nasal lining inflammation leading to runny/blocked nose.
  • Rhinitis: An inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose, usually associated with nasal discharge.
    Source - Diseases Database
  • Rhinitis: an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge).
    Source - WordNet 2.1

Rhinitis: Introduction

Types of Rhinitis:

Types of Rhinitis:

Broader types of Rhinitis:

What causes Rhinitis?

Causes of Rhinitis: see causes of Rhinitis

What are the symptoms of Rhinitis?

Symptoms of Rhinitis: see symptoms of Rhinitis

Rhinitis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Rhinitis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Rhinitis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Rhinitis: see treatments for Rhinitis
Research for Rhinitis: see research for Rhinitis

Society issues for Rhinitis


Hospitalization statistics for Rhinitis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and 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)
  • 1.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
  • 1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Rhinitis:

Organs and body systems related to Rhinitis include:

Name and Aliases of Rhinitis

Main name of condition: Rhinitis

Other names or spellings for Rhinitis:

Runny nose, Rhinorrhoea, Nasal discharge, Nose catarrh Source - Diseases Database

Coryza
Source - WordNet 2.1


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