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Pediatric rhinitis risk factors
Yaofeng Ji1, Yin Liu1, Na Yang1
1Department of Otolaryngology, Xuzhou Children's Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221002, P.R. China.
Insights
Rhinitis significantly impacts children
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
- Otolaryngology
- Public Health
Background:
- Rhinitis is a prevalent global health issue affecting children's quality of life.
- Current pediatric rhinitis treatment lacks personalized allergy trigger identification and testing.
- This can lead to suboptimal allergen avoidance and potential adenoid hypertrophy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review current knowledge on rhinitis risk factors in pediatric patients.
- To emphasize the need for tailored allergy management in children.
- To explore the relationship between infant-onset rhinitis and viral infections.
Main Methods:
- This is a review article, synthesizing existing research.
- It focuses on recent perspectives and findings regarding rhinitis in children.
- Key areas include risk factors, treatment efficacy, and infant rhinitis.
Main Results:
- Immunotherapy has demonstrated significant clinical efficacy in pediatric allergic rhinitis.
- Untailored allergen avoidance strategies may contribute to adenoid hypertrophy.
- The link between infant rhinitis and respiratory viruses requires further investigation.
Conclusions:
- Personalized allergy assessment is crucial for effective pediatric rhinitis management.
- Further research is needed to clarify infant rhinitis and its viral associations.
- Addressing rhinitis in children can alleviate significant health and economic burdens.
Abstract:
Rhinitis is a common global disorder that impacts on the quality of life of the sufferer and caregivers. Treatment for pediatric rhinitis is empirical and does not include a detailed history of the allergy triggers or allergy testing. Thus, allergen avoidance advice is not tailored to the child's sensitivities, which may result in adenoid hypertrophy. However, infant onset rhinitis, especially its relationship with respiratory viruses, remains to be further clarified. Rhinitis basically involves inflammation of the upper nasal lining, presenting typically with symptoms of runny nose (rhinorrhea), nasal blockage, and/or sneezing. While not typically fatal, it does impose significant health, psychological, and monetary burden to its sufferers, and is thus considered a global health problem. Previous findings showed that immunotherapy had significant clinical efficacy in children with allergic rhinitis. The present review article aims to highlight recent perspectives pertaining to the rhinitis risk factors especially in pediatric patients.
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