title: Allergy in otorhinolaryngology.
abstract: The authors discuss briefly the definition of allergy. Then step by step all the stages of a thorough allergic examination of patients with mainly ENT complaints are described with special emphasis on: history, ENT examination, routine laboratory tests (total eosinophil count, nasal smear, skin tests, RIST, RAST) and nose challenge tests. The results of these investigations allow the authors to propose a useful scheme in allergic diagnosis. Finally the therapeutic possibilities in allergic rhinopathy are discussed.
mesh_terms: D004804:Eosinophils; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D009299:Nasal Provocation Tests; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012882:Skin Tests