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REVIEW article

Front. Allergy
Sec. Rhinology
Volume 5 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/falgy.2024.1509552

Risk factors of allergic rhinitis and its prevention strategies

Provisionally accepted
Ruzhi Chen Ruzhi Chen 1*Wei An Wei An 2*Xueting Liu Xueting Liu 1*Jie Yan Jie Yan 1*Yuyi Huang Yuyi Huang 1*JUNYAN ZHANG JUNYAN ZHANG 1*
  • 1 The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
  • 2 The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China

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    Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a global disease with high prevalence. It reduces the patient's quality of life seriously. The health care and management of AR was also a heavy social burden. Specific immunotherapy (SIT) is the only curative treatment for AR that may alter the natural course of this disease. However, acceptance and compliance of SIT in AR patients are still not high and many patients are not effectively controlled. Disease prevention based on known risk factors is much more cost-effective compared to post-diagnosis treatment. There have been some reports on the risk factors of AR up to now, but the information is fragmented. This review systemically clarified the risk factors of AR including hereditary factors and family history, maternal situation & mode of delivery and feeding, personal characteristics, nutrition and food intake, personal behavior and habits, acquired environmental and chemical exposure, diseases and health status. The preventive strategies were also proposed briefly. This review was hopeful to improve people's awareness of the risk factors of AR and put forward AR prevention.

    Keywords: allergic rhinitis, risk factor, Prevention strategy, hereditary factors, Maternal situation, Health Status

    Received: 11 Oct 2024; Accepted: 06 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Chen, An, Liu, Yan, Huang and ZHANG. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Ruzhi Chen, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
    Wei An, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
    Xueting Liu, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
    Jie Yan, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
    Yuyi Huang, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
    JUNYAN ZHANG, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China

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