Rhinitis medical therapy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fatimo Biobaku M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

Rhinitis is a heterogegeous disorder that is often undertreated or overlooked( PMID 11449200)

Treatment

The treatment of allergic rhinitis can be divided into four components:

• Patient education on allergen avoidance
• Pharmacotherapy
• Allergen-specific immunotherapy in patients uncontrolled with pharmacotherapy
• Surgery in selected cases