Rhino-rheo-manometric (R.R.M.) nasal provocation test.
The nasal provocation test--which has been considered till now too much time-consuming and troublesome for the patient--becomes rapid and simple by the use of the rhino-rheo-manometry. It is possible, by this method, to evaluate the conductance of a single nasal fossa and its reduction after allergen challenge. The results of test performed in patients suffering from extrinsic perennial nasal atopy by Dermatophagoides pt. have proved that the test becomes rapid and not troublesome by using the rhino-rheo-manometry. This method, giving a provocation threshold, may be used both in diagnosis and control of specific immunotherapy.
D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D006801:Humans; D008365:Manometry; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000503:physiopathology; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000946:Antigens, Fungal