Related Comorbidities
of Allergic Rhinitis

  • For both children and adults, Allergic rhinitis is more than just sneezing and nose itching. Complications of this disease are numerous and can have a significant impact, both physically and psychosocially.1
  • The symptoms of AR can cause not only physical problems to the nose and lower airway, but also psychosocial problems including those in learning and cognitive processes and in missing work or school. Thus, it is very important to understand other conditions caused by AR when managing this disorder.1

Co-morbidities of Allergic Rhinitis

Patients with AR frequently have symptoms of other allergic diseases, mainly atopic dermatitis, conjunctivitis, and asthma.2

Primary3

  • Asthma, atopic dermatitis, conjunctivitis, sinusitis.
  • Polyposis, upper respiratory infection, otitis media.

Secondary3

  • Decreased quality of life, sleeping disorders, learning & attention impairment.
  • Mouth breathing, dental malocclusion.

Allergic
Rhinitis

Respondents with physician diagnosed asthma are spread across the Middle East.3

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AR:allergic rhinitis.
References:
1-Han, D. H., & Rhee, C. (2012). Comorbidities of allergic rhinitis. Allergic Diseases-Highlights in the Clinic, Mechanisms and Treatment. 1st ed. Rijeka: InTech, 239-254. 2-Pawankar R, Canonica GW, Holgate ST, Lockey RF, Blaiss MS, eds. WAO White Book on Allergy: Update 2013. World Allergy Organization. 2013;248. 3- Abdulrahman, H., Hadi, U., Tarraf, H., Gharagozlou, M., Kamel, M., Soliman, A., … Moukarzel, N. (2012). Nasal Allergies in the Middle Eastern Population: Results from the “Allergies in Middle East Survey.” American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy, 26(6_suppl), S3–S23. doi:10.2500/ajra.2012.26.3836.