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Volume 3 Issue 4 (October - December, 2015)

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Clinical profile of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis- A Retrospective Study
Manoj Kumar Mishra

Background: Allergic rhinitis is a type of inflammation in the nose which occurs when the immune system overreacts to allergens in the air. The present study was aimed at determining the cases of allergic rhinitis. Materials & Methods: The present retrospective study was conducted on 224 patients of both genders. General information such as name, age, gender etc was noted. The case history and general physical examination was performed. Results: Out of 224 patients, males were 110 and females were 114. The difference was non- significant (P-1). Age group 10-20 years had 17 males and 18 females. Age group 20-30 years had maximum patients (males- 33, females- 35) followed by 30-40 years (males- 26, females- 28), 40-50 years (males- 20, females- 21), 50-60 years (males- 12, females- 8) and 60-70 years (males- 2, females- 4). The difference was non- significant (P- 0.1). Common radiographic findings were haziness seen in maxillary sinus (60), frontal sinus (65), ethmoid sinus (48) and sphenoid sinus (37). Opacification was seen most commonly in ethmoid sinus (75) followed by maxillary sinus (52), sphenoid sinus (37) and frontal sinus (8). Mucosal thickening was observed in 140 maxillary sinuses and 11 frontal and 2 ethmod sinus. The difference was significant (P- 0.04). The most common symptoms in patients were sneezing (224) followed by rhino rhea (220), congestion (196), itching (190), post nasal drip (125), snoring/ mouth breathing (110), throat hawking (45), sore throat (20), eye redness (19) and headache (28).  The difference was significant (P- 0.01). The common clinical findings in patients were rhinorrhea (220), cobble stoning (191), inferior turbinate engorgement (156), polyps (35), post nasal discharge (82), tonsillomegally (22) and dull TM (11). The difference was significant (P- 0.01). The common triggers were dust (112) followed by perfumes (68), cold environment (65), smoke (60), pollen (12), gloves (7), pepper (5) and grass (4). The difference was significant (P- 0.01). Conclusion:  Allergic rhinitis is commonly seen in second decade. Common symptoms are sneezing, rhino rhea, congestion. Common trigger factors are dust, smoke and cold.
Key words: Allergic rhinitis, Frontal sinus, Opacification

Corresponding author: Dr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, Assistant Professor, Department of ENT,  Mayo Institute of Medical Science Barabanki, U.P., India

This article may be cited as: Mishra MK. Clinical profile of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis- A Retrospective Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2015;3(4):125-128.

 
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