title: [The stuffed nose in the morning--a symptom of house-dust allergy (author's transl)].
abstract: Not only the aetiology and the pathogenesis, but also the ecology of the house-dust system, determine the symptoms of house-dust allergy. In interpreting the symptoms, the altered elasticity of nasal blood vessels as a sign of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis must be taken into consideration.--Excerpts from a questionnaire are used to describe patients' complaints: They experienced stuffines of the nose for half an hour or longer in the morning with a lessening of symptoms in the evening--a condition which had existed for months or even years. These complaints are compared to the results of a scratch test in which the patients' own house-dust was used. With a statistical certainty of more than 99%, the described complaints differed from those of a perennial and constant rhinitis of a differing aetiology. The value of a special anamnesis in association with dermatological and intranasal tests is discussed.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004391:Dust; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010507:Periodicity; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D004391:Dust
vernacular_title: Die verstopfte Nase am Morgen--ein Symptom der Hausstauballergie