Dilemmas associated with local allergic rhinitis

Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2018 Jun;35(3):243-245. doi: 10.5114/ada.2018.76215. Epub 2018 Jun 17.

Abstract

Local allergic rhinitis (LAR) in patients with no systemic markers of atopy is a very interesting phenomenon due to the lack of any definitive explanation for the mechanism of this IgE-dependent reaction. Some of the recent attempts to explain this phenomenon consider LAR to be closely associated with an allergic reaction, some suggest that this phenomenon is a spontaneous process in the nasal mucosa. Future attempts to elucidate the complexity of inflammatory reactions will undoubtedly establish a clear differential diagnostics algorithm for rhinitis.

Keywords: local allergic reaction; nasal cavity; rhinitis.

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  • Review