Allergic manifestations of upper airways. Differential diagnosis and the possibility of treatment at a GP surgery

Abstract

Allergic rhinitis is the most common manifestation of upper airways allergies. Differential diagnosis of rhinitis is associated withboth a division of rhinitis into three elementary phenotypes (allergic rhinitis, infectious rhinitis and nonallergic noninfectiousrhinitis) and with the knowledge of co-morbidities of allergic rhinitis.

Treatment of allergic diseases requires a close co-operationamong a GP, allergologist and otorhinolaryngologist.

Keywords

• allergic rhinitis
• phenotypes of rhinitis
• co-morbidities of allergic rhinitis