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- Title
Miniseminar: Rhinitis: From science to practice
- Authors
Golla, Suman; Bernstein, Joel M.; Mabry, Richard L.; Gordon, Bruce R.; Haydon III, Richard C.
- Abstract
Chronic rhinitis is among the most common medical disorders in both the Western world, and is increasing in prevalence in developing nations. Otolaryngologists in practice encounter patients with rhinitis on a daily basis, and its diagnosis and management involves a major portion of their professional time. The current seminar will investigate both allergic and nonallergic rhinitis and will develop a science-based approach to the evaluation and treatment of this common problem. Using a variety of teaching modalities, including lectures, slide presentations, and interactive discussions, this seminar will provide the attendee with a thorough review of the current strategies involved in the diagnosis and treatment of rhinitis, as well as a view of future potential management methods. The seminar will focus on a discussion of the pathophysiology of rhinitis, examining both allergic and nonallergic mechanisms. Once this background is established, it will examine various methods involved in diagnosing and classifying rhinitis, including elements of the history and physical, laboratory examinations, imaging, endoscopic evaluations, and allergy testing. The program will then focus on current strategies in the management of the patient with rhinitis, including avoidance techniques, pharmacotherapy, immunotherapy, and surgical management. Finally, the seminar will examine possible future approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of rhinitis, including such areas as anti-IgE and other monoclonal antibody therapies, histamine-3 receptor blockade, and sublingual immunotherapy. With recent scientific advances and pharmacotherapeutic developments, the near-term future of rhinitis management might be somewhat different from current practice. At the conclusion of the program, the attendee will have a thorough exposure to the current state of knowledge in the pathophysiology of rhinitis, its evaluation, and its management.
- Subjects
RHINITIS; INFLAMMATION; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; MEDICINE
- Publication
Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 2004, Vol 131, Issue 2, pP87
- ISSN
0194-5998
- Publication type
Abstract
- DOI
10.1016/j.otohns.2004.06.101