RT Book, Section
A1 Shah, Saurabh B.
A1 Emanuel, Ivor A.
A2 Lalwani, Anil K.
SR Print(0)
ID 55766538
T1 Chapter 14. Nonallergic & Allergic Rhinitis
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, 3e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162439-8
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55766538
RD 2024/04/19
AB Rhinitis  is  defined  as  an  inflammatory  condition  that  affects  the  nasal  mucosa.  The  symptoms  of  rhinitis  include  nasal  obstruction,  hyperirritability,  and  hypersecretion.  Rhinitis  can  be  caused  by  a  variety  of  different  allergic  and  nonallergic  conditions  (Table  14–1).  The  incidence  of  rhinitis  seems  to  have  increased  since  the  industrial  revolution.  One  in  five  Americans  is  estimated  to  be  afflicted  with  rhinitis.