Rhinorrhea

Rhinorrhea

Classifying Indoor Air Problems: What Can Go Wrong?

Published in H.E. Burroughs, Shirley J. Hansen, Managing Indoor Air Quality, 2020

The most frequently cited nasal symptom is “stuffiness,” which develops rapidly when an individual enters the building, persists while in the building, and goes away quickly upon departure. For some people, this “stuffiness” also is a specific reaction to high temperatures. Other nasal symptoms, which are more variable and apt to be less persistent, are nasal irritation and rhinorrhea. Symptoms are frequently suggestive of an allergic cause.

A comprehensive summary of disease variants implicated in metal allergy

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Published in Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B, 2022

Ka Roach, Jr Roberts

Allergic rhinitis is an allergic response of the nasal mucosa that occurs in 10–30% of the general population (Pawankar et al. 2013). The disease is characterized by the presence of immediate onset nasal congestion and itching, sneezing, and rhinorrhea following exposure to aeroallergens present in the air (Bousquet et al. 2020). Allergen-specific IgE molecules are responsible for the clinical manifestations of the disease, and similarly, allergic rhinitis often presents concurrently with asthma in many individuals; however, many individuals afflicted with rhinitis do not exhibit concomitant asthmatic responses. Other co-morbidities commonly implicated in cases of allergic rhinitis include allergic conjunctivitis, rhinosinusitis, and atopic dermatitis (Pawankar et al. 2013).

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