Allergic rhinitis: present perspective

Abstract

One hundred patients of allergic rhinitis were diagnosed and treated during the period ofJanuary 2006 to December 2006. The patients belonged to different age group. Among thempatients from 20-29 year of age group are commonly affected (43%). Female (33%) aremore sufferer than male. In our study most of the patients are student (38%). House dustsmites (73%), and cold (48%), are the common etiological factors. Majority of the patientspresented with sneezing (91%). we got 19% patients with co-morbid allergic conjunctivitis andsinusitis. Patients were treated with more than one drug, mainly with oral antihistamine (91%),nasal steroid (32%) and other medications. In this study, we concluded that oral antihistamineand nasal corticosteroids are the good options to treat allergic rhinitis.Key Words: Allergic rhinitis; Seasonal; Perennial.DOI: 10.3329/bjo.v16i1.5780Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol 2010; 16(1): 44-47

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