About this Research Topic
Rhinitis, is the most common chronic respiratory disease worldwide. Often persisting for several decades (especially in children), without spontaneous resolutions and with very common association with Asthma.
Moreover, it represents a huge burden for both patients, family, caregivers and health system, and may be a cause of occupational disease. It is a highly heterogeneous disease with different underlying endotypes and clinical presentations.
Although, most cases are well controlled and can be treated, an important percentage of patients remain uncontrolled despite optimal pharmacotherapy available. In this scenario, an early and accurate diagnosis is crucial for prevention and for tailored, etiologic treatment of the disease.
The scope of this Research Topic includes updated reviews of the literature on the indications, settings applicability, safety and diagnostic accuracy of the main diagnostic tools available to be used on rhinitis patients.
Authors are encouraged to submit reviews on these sub-themes:
- Diagnostic tools recommended in children with chronic rhinitis
- Clinical markers:
o Clinical history and physic examination
o Quality of life
o Work-productivity instruments
o Control allergic rhinitis instrument
- Allergy tests:
o Skin test, specific IgE in serum, and basophil activation test
o Nasal provocation test (aeroallergens, occupational allergens and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs).
- The diagnosis of allergic Rhinitis during the current COVID-19 pandemic
- Objective measures of nasal obstruction:
o Endoscopy
o PNIF
o Rhinomanometry
o Acoustic rhinometry
- Imaging techniques
- Tools for detecting nasal hyperreactivity
- Tools for detecting Olfactory, Gustatory and Trigeminal disorders
- Nasal inflammatory biomarkers
- The microbiota and Rhinitis
- Tools for detecting Mucociliary clearance dysfunction
Moreover, it represents a huge burden for both patients, family, caregivers and health system, and may be a cause of occupational disease. It is a highly heterogeneous disease with different underlying endotypes and clinical presentations.
Although, most cases are well controlled and can be treated, an important percentage of patients remain uncontrolled despite optimal pharmacotherapy available. In this scenario, an early and accurate diagnosis is crucial for prevention and for tailored, etiologic treatment of the disease.
The scope of this Research Topic includes updated reviews of the literature on the indications, settings applicability, safety and diagnostic accuracy of the main diagnostic tools available to be used on rhinitis patients.
Authors are encouraged to submit reviews on these sub-themes:
- Diagnostic tools recommended in children with chronic rhinitis
- Clinical markers:
o Clinical history and physic examination
o Quality of life
o Work-productivity instruments
o Control allergic rhinitis instrument
- Allergy tests:
o Skin test, specific IgE in serum, and basophil activation test
o Nasal provocation test (aeroallergens, occupational allergens and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs).
- The diagnosis of allergic Rhinitis during the current COVID-19 pandemic
- Objective measures of nasal obstruction:
o Endoscopy
o PNIF
o Rhinomanometry
o Acoustic rhinometry
- Imaging techniques
- Tools for detecting nasal hyperreactivity
- Tools for detecting Olfactory, Gustatory and Trigeminal disorders
- Nasal inflammatory biomarkers
- The microbiota and Rhinitis
- Tools for detecting Mucociliary clearance dysfunction
Keywords: diagnosis, endophenotypes, evolution, precision medicine, rhinitis
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