The need for patient-focused therapy for children and teenagers with allergic rhinitis

• Author(s): Santos, Alexandra F ; BORREGO, LUIS MIGUEL ; Rotiroti, Giuseppina ; Scadding, Glenis ; Roberts, Graham
• Date: 2015
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/23156
• Origin: Repositório Institucional da UNL
• Subject(s): Allergy; Guidelines; Immunotherapy; Pediatric rhinitis; Rhinitis
• Document Type: Review
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM); Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas (CEDOC); RUN

Description

Allergic rhinitis is a common problem in childhood and adolescence, with a negative impact on the quality of life of patients and their families. The treatment modalities for allergic rhinitis include allergen avoidance, anti-inflammatory symptomatic treatment and allergen specific immunotherapy. In this review, four cases of children with allergic rhinitis are presented to illustrate how the recently published EAACI Guidelines on Pediatric Allergic Rhinitis can be implemented in clinical practice.