TY - JOUR
T1 - Control of chronic nasal symptoms
T2 - Directing treatment at the underlying cause
AU - Chrostowski, Dariusz
AU - Pongracic, Jacqueline A
PY - 2002/1/1
Y1 - 2002/1/1
N2 - In most patients with rhinitis, careful history taking and physical examination elicit the correct diagnosis. A combination of appropriate environmental and pharmacologic measures is usually effective. Treatment directed at the underlying cause relieves symptoms and improves quality of life. For patients who are unresponsive to treatment, referral to an allergist should be considered. More extensive evaluation and diagnostic testing may reveal previously unrecognized causes of rhinitis.
AB - In most patients with rhinitis, careful history taking and physical examination elicit the correct diagnosis. A combination of appropriate environmental and pharmacologic measures is usually effective. Treatment directed at the underlying cause relieves symptoms and improves quality of life. For patients who are unresponsive to treatment, referral to an allergist should be considered. More extensive evaluation and diagnostic testing may reveal previously unrecognized causes of rhinitis.
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U2 - 10.3810/pgm.2002.06.1227
DO - 10.3810/pgm.2002.06.1227
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12082922
AN - SCOPUS:0036285041
SN - 0032-5481
VL - 111
SP - 77
EP - 95
JO - Postgraduate Medicine
JF - Postgraduate Medicine
IS - 6
ER -