BACKGROUND Effective treatments are needed for idiopathic chronic rhinitis in dogs, but assessment of efficacy requires a practical, quantifiable method for assessing severity of disease. OBJECTIVES To develop and perform initial validity and reliability testing of an owner-completed questionnaire for assessing clinical signs and dog and owner quality of life (QOL) in canine chronic rhinitis....

Fexofenadine is the hydrochloride salt of terfenadine’s active metabolite. In 2006, the FDA approved an oral suspension for the management of chronic idiopathic urticaria and seasonal allergic rhinitis in children. This review article summarizes the clinical pharmacology, therapeutic applications, drug-drug interactions, adverse events and food-drug interactions of fexofenadine that have been r...

The condition to which I wish to direct attention is known by a variety of names?catarrh, coryza, rhinitis, rhinorrhoea or nasal hydrorrhea, qualified as spasmodic, paroxysmal, intermittent, periodic, aestival, idiopathic, vasomotor, nervous, and, of course, allergic. As some of these names indicate, the characteristic symptom is an intermittent watery discharge from the nose. In addition there...

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a high-prevalence disease in many developed countries, affecting about 10±20% of the general population (1±5). Several studies based on questionnaire and objective testing or medical examination indicate an increasing prevalence of AR in European countries over the last decades (6, 7). AR is characterized by nasal itching, sneezing, watery rhinorrhoea, and nasal obstru...

Over 80 million people in Europe are affected by some form of allergic disease, according to the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network estimates. Among these diseases, the prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) is increasing, and is estimated to be up to 39% in children and 40% in adults. A total of 70% of the cases occur before the age of 30 years. In addition to clinical symptoms including...

: Idiopathic nonallergic rhinitis (iNAR) has been difficult to define because of the long differential diagnosis of rhinopathy in the absence of allergic rhinitis. iNAR has traditionally been a diagnosis of exclusion with no clear unifying pathophysiology. Increased sensitivity to triggers such has climate changes, cold air, tobacco smoke, strong odors, and perfumes have been thought to be char...

BACKGROUND Nasal hypersecretion due to idiopathic rhinitis can often not be treated sufficiently by conventional medication. Botulinum toxin A (BTA) has been injected into the nasal mucosa in patients with nasal hypersecretion with a reduction of rhinorrhea lasting for about 4 to 8 weeks. Since the nasal mucosa is well supplied with glands and vessels, the aim of this study was to find out if t...

Idiopathic lymphoplasmacytic rhinitis (LPR) is recognised frequently in dogs with clinical signs typical of other chronic nasal diseases. The purpose of this study was to determine clinical signs, survey radiographic, rhinoscopic and histologic abnormalities and the response to therapy in dogs with LPR. It was a retrospective study of 33 client-owned animals of various breeds and ages that had ...

Chronic nasal disease in is a common problem in cats, an important cause of significant morbidity in feline patients, and a source of frustration for veterinarians, our clients and our patients. Symptoms of nasal disease may be caused by any of a myriad of primary respiratory disorders or non-respiratory causes. Idiopathic chronic rhinitis is one of the most common chronic nasal disorders in ca...

Steroids are increasingly being used to treat a wide spectrum of otolaryngological disorders. It is important for ear-nose-throat surgeons to understand the short- and long-term complications associated with steroid use. The aim of this study was to review the role of steroids in common ear-nose-throat disorders. Corticosteroid therapy has been shown to be effective in the management of idiopat...