Treatment strategy of allergic rhinitis in the face of modern world threats

• Authors: Piotr Rapiejko , Dariusz Jurkiewicz , Wioletta Pietruszewska , Beata Zielnik-Jurkiewicz , Jarosław Woroń , Agnieszka Lipiec

Abstracts

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Allergic rhinitis (AR) is the most common form of allergy, which - as epidemiological research has shown - applies to nearly 25% of the population. AR significantly affects the quality of life of the patient, and the more severe the disease, the greater the risk of developing bronchial asthma. One of the factors affecting the severity of symptoms and the degree of their control is air pollution. In some patients, despite proper treatment, persistence or only partial remission of symptoms (uncontrolled allergic rhinitis) is observed. This can lead to an increase in comorbidities - inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, otitis media and asthma - both in children and in adults. The treatment of allergic rhinitis, in accordance with the standards, consists in: education of the patient, elimination of the allergen from the environment and factors intensifying the course of the disease, selection of proper pharmacotherapy and specific allergen immunotherapy. Many factors influence the selection of the antihistamine used, e.g., the opportunity of safe increase of the dosage.

Keywords

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allergic rhinitis; air pollution; treatment; uncontrolled allergic rhinitis; antihistamines; dose escalation; fexofenadine

• Journal: Otolaryngologia Polska
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 72(2)
• Pages: 1-12

Dates

published

2018-04-25

Contributors

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Piotr Rapiejko

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Dariusz Jurkiewicz

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Wioletta Pietruszewska

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Beata Zielnik-Jurkiewicz

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Jarosław Woroń

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Agnieszka Lipiec

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0011.8057