Seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis, acute rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis are inflammatory conditions of the nose and/or sinuses that produce bothersome symptoms and markedly affect patients’ quality of life [1–3]. These diseases frequently coexist, suggesting that each may be a manifestation of an inflammatory process within the continuous airway [3–5]. Clinical treatment guidelines f...

In this paper, we review the current management of allergic rhinitis and new directions for future treatment. Currently, management includes pharmacotherapy, allergen avoidance and possibly immunotherapy. The simple washing of nasal cavities using isotonic saline provides a significant improvement and is useful, particularly in children. The most effective medication in persistent rhinitis used...

Bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis are among the most common diseases of modern society and to an increasing degree a major cause of illness, hospitalization, loss of productivity, and death. Despite improvements in drug therapy over the years, the incidence is still increasing. Inhaled and intranasal corticosteroids are the drugs of choice in the therapy of asthma and allergic rhinitis. In...

Iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome (ICS) is caused by exogenous corticosteroid administration with suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. It has been commonly described with oral and topical steroid use, but scarce reports have documented intranasal steroid usage as the etiology in infancy. In this article, we describe a case of a 4-month-old infant who developed ICS after 6 weeks o...

BACKGROUND Rhinitis is an extremely common medical problem characterized by nasal congestion, clear rhinorrhea, sneezing, and itching. Hyaluronate is an endogenous compound that has an important role in mucociliary clearance by the epithelial surface of the nasal passages and in mucosal surface healing and repair. The objective of this work was to determine the effects of intranasal administrat...

Materials and methods This study was performed in a referral allergist’s practice in Ontario. In a prospective study, all patients with rhinitis symptoms had OT examination and FR. Patients who had NP identified with FR were included in the study. The findings of the OT examination were compared to the FR findings. Other data collected included allergy skin test results, presence of asthma, asp...