high prevalence of AR in non respiratory(15%) as well as respiratory cases(23%).Allergic rhinitis is 2.5 times more common in babies delivered by LSCS than VD (p-value=0.007, 2.5:1). Runny nose is the most common complaint among Allergic rhinitis where as nasal obstruction is the commonest in non-Allergic rhinitis. 48% Allergic rhinitis were SPT positive, 16% allergic rhinitis showed serum IgE above 200IU/L. Conclusion:There is a high prevalence of Allergic and non-Allergic rhinitis in our country which go unnoticed evident from this study. Rhinitis, both Allergic and non-Allergic is also very common even in hospitalized patients for non respiratory complaints.

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