Relationship between symptoms of allergic rhinitis and their severity with specific allergens and duration of allergic rhinitis

Volume: 3 Number: 3 September 1, 2013
  • Fatma Ceyda Akın Öçalan
  • Müge Özcan
  • Ramazan Öçalan
  • Yavuz Fuat Yılmaz
  • Adnan Ünal
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Relationship between symptoms of allergic rhinitis and their severity with specific allergens and duration of allergic rhinitis

Abstract

Objective: To determine whether specific allergens induce specific symptoms or not, and whether symptoms and the severity of the symptoms change in the parallel with the increase in the duration of allergic rhinitis or not. Methods: This trial was conducted through retrospective screening of the data forms of patients who had presented to our ENT-Allergy Unit with allergic symptoms, and diagnosed as allergic rhinitis based on the history, examination and prick test or serum specific IgE results. Results: A total of 235 patients were enrolled in the trial. Nasal discharge and postnasal drip were significantly less common in tree allergies, itching and watering of the eyes were more common in grass allergies. Redness in the eyes was significantly less common in weed allergies. Nasal discharge was significantly less common in allergy against animal epithelium and hair. Sneezing and itching/watering of the eyes were significantly less, while hyposmia was more frequently seen in house dust-mite allergies. Comparison of the duration of allergic rhinitis with the frequency of symptoms revealed a statistically significant increase in hyposmia and redness in the eyes in seasonal allergic rhinitis, parallel to the increase in the duration of allergic rhinitis. Conclusion: We suggest that specific symptomatic treatments directed against the allergen(s) which also shorten duration of allergic rhinitis may be an option in the management of allergic rhinitis and will yield positive outcomes in terms of improved control of the symptoms and hence quality of life of the patients.

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Fatma Ceyda Akın Öçalan This is me

Müge Özcan This is me

Ramazan Öçalan This is me

Yavuz Fuat Yılmaz This is me

Adnan Ünal This is me

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September 1, 2013

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March 1, 2015

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Year 1970 Volume: 3 Number: 3

APA
Öçalan, F. C. A., Özcan, M., Öçalan, R., Yılmaz, Y. F., & Ünal, A. (2013). Alerjik rinit semptomları ve şiddet dereceleri ile spesifik alerjenler ve alerjik rinitin süresi arasındaki ilişki. Journal of Medical Updates, 3(3), 116-121. https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2013003003
AMA
1.Öçalan FCA, Özcan M, Öçalan R, Yılmaz YF, Ünal A. Alerjik rinit semptomları ve şiddet dereceleri ile spesifik alerjenler ve alerjik rinitin süresi arasındaki ilişki. Journal of Medical Updates. 2013;3(3):116-121. doi:10.2399/jmu.2013003003
Chicago
Öçalan, Fatma Ceyda Akın, Müge Özcan, Ramazan Öçalan, Yavuz Fuat Yılmaz, and Adnan Ünal. 2013. “Alerjik Rinit Semptomları Ve şiddet Dereceleri Ile Spesifik Alerjenler Ve Alerjik Rinitin Süresi Arasındaki Ilişki”. Journal of Medical Updates 3 (3): 116-21. https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2013003003.
EndNote
Öçalan FCA, Özcan M, Öçalan R, Yılmaz YF, Ünal A (September 1, 2013) Alerjik rinit semptomları ve şiddet dereceleri ile spesifik alerjenler ve alerjik rinitin süresi arasındaki ilişki. Journal of Medical Updates 3 3 116–121.
IEEE
[1]F. C. A. Öçalan, M. Özcan, R. Öçalan, Y. F. Yılmaz, and A. Ünal, “Alerjik rinit semptomları ve şiddet dereceleri ile spesifik alerjenler ve alerjik rinitin süresi arasındaki ilişki”, Journal of Medical Updates, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 116–121, Sept. 2013, doi: 10.2399/jmu.2013003003.
ISNAD
Öçalan, Fatma Ceyda Akın - Özcan, Müge - Öçalan, Ramazan - Yılmaz, Yavuz Fuat - Ünal, Adnan. “Alerjik Rinit Semptomları Ve şiddet Dereceleri Ile Spesifik Alerjenler Ve Alerjik Rinitin Süresi Arasındaki Ilişki”. Journal of Medical Updates 3/3 (September 1, 2013): 116-121. https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2013003003.
JAMA
1.Öçalan FCA, Özcan M, Öçalan R, Yılmaz YF, Ünal A. Alerjik rinit semptomları ve şiddet dereceleri ile spesifik alerjenler ve alerjik rinitin süresi arasındaki ilişki. Journal of Medical Updates. 2013;3:116–121.
MLA
Öçalan, Fatma Ceyda Akın, et al. “Alerjik Rinit Semptomları Ve şiddet Dereceleri Ile Spesifik Alerjenler Ve Alerjik Rinitin Süresi Arasındaki Ilişki”. Journal of Medical Updates, vol. 3, no. 3, Sept. 2013, pp. 116-21, doi:10.2399/jmu.2013003003.
Vancouver
1.Fatma Ceyda Akın Öçalan, Müge Özcan, Ramazan Öçalan, Yavuz Fuat Yılmaz, Adnan Ünal. Alerjik rinit semptomları ve şiddet dereceleri ile spesifik alerjenler ve alerjik rinitin süresi arasındaki ilişki. Journal of Medical Updates. 2013 Sep. 1;3(3):116-21. doi:10.2399/jmu.2013003003