title: Diagnosing Allergic Rhinitis.
abstract: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is the most common immunologic disease in industrialized societies and has a significant impact on quality of life. Most asthmatics also have rhinitis. AR may present with comorbidities, including chronic otitis media with effusion, cough, and pollen-food cross-reactivity. AR may occur in isolation or be part of a mixed rhinitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy and Rhinology, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, 330 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8DA, UK. Electronic address: g.scadding@ucl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Glenis K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Scadding
authors.affiliation: Allergy, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK.
authors.forename: Guy W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Scadding
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology; D011788:Quality of Life; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E
keywords: Allergic rhinitis (AR); Diagnosis; History; Nasal allergen challenge; Nasendoscopy; Skin prick tests; Specific IgE