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Niken L. Poerbonegoro
Allergy-Immunology Division, Department of ENT-HNS
Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia/
Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital
Jakarta
Introduction
Rhinitis: inflammation of the nasal lining with symptoms
as anterior/posterior rhinorrhea, sneezing, nasal
blockage and/or itching, occur in 2 or more days and
last for > 1 hour in most days
untreated
Adults: decreased
Children: loss of school
productivity and work
days
days
Classification of Rhinitis
Infectious
• Viral
• Bacteria
• Fungus
Allergic Non allergic
• Intermittent • Idiopathic
• persistent • NARES
• Hormonal
• Occupational, etc
rhinitis
RyanD, Bousquet J, Fokkens W, Wickman M. Primary care : the Cornerstone of diagnosis of AR. Allergy 2008:63;981-989
Symptoms suggestive Symptoms usually NOT associated
of allergic rhinitis with allergic rhinitis
- unilateral symptoms
2 or more of the following symptoms for > 1 - nasal obstruction without other symptoms
hour on most days : - mucopurulent rhinorrhea
- watery anterior rhinorrhea - posterior rhinorrhea (post nasal drip)
- sneezing, especially paroxysmal - with thick mocous
- nasal obstruction - and / or no anterior rhinorrhea
- nasal pruritis - pain
± conjunctivitis - recurrent epistaxis
- anosmia
Culinary: capsaicin
Emotion: anger
Cocain
Sarin S, Undem B, Sanico A, Togias A. The Role of the Nervous System in Rhinitis. JACI 2006:118:999-1014
Diagnosis
Exposure
Anamnesis:
nasal
symptoms
• Bluish-edematous mucosa/turbinate
• Turbinate hypertrophy
Anterior
rhinoscopy • Watery mucus
Environmental
Pharmacology Surgical
control
• Exposure • Symptomatic • Turbinate
avoidance • Causative reduction
• Self • Neurectomy
protection
• Prevention
Pharmacology
• Cromones
Others
• Desensitization: capsaicin, aspirin
Right time for referral?
Difficult to diagnose