[Definition and clinic of the allergic rhinitis].
The allergic rhinitis is the most common immune disorder with a lifetime prevalence of 24% and one of the most common chronic diseases at all--with tendency to rise. It occurs in childhood and influences the patients' social life, school performance and labour productivity. Furthermore the allergic rhinitis is accompanied by a lot of comorbidities, including conjunctivitis, asthma bronchiale, food allergy, neurodermatitis and sinusitis. For example the risk for asthma is 3.2-fold higher for adults with allergic rhinitis than for healthy people.
Magdalena
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Spielhaupter
D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D012306:Risk
D000485:Allergens