[Definition and clinic of the allergic rhinitis]

Med Monatsschr Pharm. 2016 Mar;39(3):97-9.
[Article in German]

Abstract

The allergic rhinitis is the most common immune disorder with a lifetime prevalence of 24% and one of the most common chronic diseases at all--with tendency to rise. It occurs in childhood and influences the patients' social life, school performance and labour productivity. Furthermore the allergic rhinitis is accompanied by a lot of comorbidities, including conjunctivitis, asthma bronchiale, food allergy, neurodermatitis and sinusitis. For example the risk for asthma is 3.2-fold higher for adults with allergic rhinitis than for healthy people.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Allergens / immunology*
  • Asthma / epidemiology*
  • Child
  • Chronic Disease
  • Comorbidity
  • Humans
  • Prevalence
  • Rhinitis, Allergic / epidemiology*
  • Rhinitis, Allergic / immunology
  • Risk

Substances

  • Allergens