Differences and similarities between allergic and nonallergic rhinitis in a large sample of adult patients with rhinitis symptoms

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-270

  Di Lorenzo, Gabriele ^a   Pacor, Maria Luisa ^b   Amodio, Emanuele ^a   Leto Barone, Maria Stefania ^a   La Piana, Simona ^a   D'Alcamo, Alberto ^a   Ditta, Vito ^a   Martinelli, Nicola ^b   Di Bona, Danilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Blood eosinophil; Nasal eosinophil; Non allergic rhinitis; Peak nasal inspiratory flow; Receiver operating characteristic; Skin prick test; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; DESLORATADINE; EBASTINE; LEVOCETIRIZINE; LORATADINE; MIZOLASTINE; RUPATADINE; TERFENADINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLFACTORY NERVE DISEASE; PEAK NASAL INSPIRATORY FLOW; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RHINITIS; RHINORRHEA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; RHINITIS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551557968     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000320050     Document Type: Article

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