title: Allergic rhinitis: Diagnosis through management.
abstract: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is an immune hypersensitivity response of the nasal mucosa affecting children and adults. Patients with a genetic predisposition become sensitized to certain allergens over time with repeated exposures. This article will discuss AR from diagnosis through treatment.
authors.affiliation: Helene J. Krouse is a professor at Wayne State University, College of Nursing, Detroit, Mich. and John H. Krouse is a professor and chairman, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and associate dean for Graduate Medical Education at Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa.
authors.forename: Helene J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Krouse
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Krouse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology