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Allergic Rhinitis is defined as "rhinitis that occurs at the same time every year. it is characterized by acute conjunctivitis with lacrimation and itching, and regarded as an allergic condition triggered by specific allergens."[1]

Cause / etiology

Allergic rhinitis may be associated with bronchial hyperreactivity.[2]

Treatment

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Allergic rhinitis. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
  2. Shaaban R, Zureik M, Soussan D, et al (2007). "Allergic rhinitis and onset of bronchial hyperresponsiveness: a population-based study". Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 176 (7): 659–66. DOI:10.1164/rccm.200703-427OC. PMID 17615387. Research Blogging.

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