The pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of allergic rhinitis

Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 65-76

  Min, Yang Gi ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Hypersensitivity; Perennial allergic rhinitis; Physiopathology; Seasonal allergic rhinitis; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ASTEMIZOLE; AZELASTINE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CETIRIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMONE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; EBASTINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; KETOCONAZOLE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LORATADINE; MACROLIDE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; MONTELUKAST; N ACETYLASPARTYLGLUTAMIC ACID; OMALIZUMAB; PLACEBO; PRANLUKAST; TERFENADINE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; AUDITORY TUBE DYSFUNCTION; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; NOSE POLYP; OTITIS MEDIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; RHINOSINUSITIS; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; SEDATION; SENSITIZATION; SIDE EFFECT; SINUSITIS; SKIN TEST; TORSADE DES POINTES; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 77952788746     PISSN: 20927355     EISSN: 20927363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4168/aair.2010.2.2.65     Document Type: Review

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