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Article: Intranasal corticosteroids for the treatment of perennial allergic rhinitis.(Editorial)(Disease/Disorder overview)
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- Southern Medical Journal
- Article date:
- July 1, 2007
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Allergic rhinitis is a one of the most common chronic diseases, affecting 10 to 30% of adults and up to 40% of children. (1) Allergic rhinitis is typically categorized based on the timing of the rhinitis symptoms as either seasonal or perennial. One problem with this description is that certain allergens that are seasonal in some areas may be perennial in others. The recent ARIA (Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma) guidelines reclassified allergic rhinitis based on a patient's symptom frequency (intermittent and persistent) and severity (mild and moderate/severe). (2)
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