Department of Surgery, Ears Nose and Throat Unit, Unaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Al Qassim Saudi Arabia.
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Sep 30;40:70. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.40.70.30719. eCollection 2021.
developing and developed countries have a high prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR). Severe AR has negative impacts on sleep, quality of life, and work performance. The study aimed to identify the patterns of AR among patients attending the ears nose and throat Unit (ENT) clinic at King Saud Hospital, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
this study was a cross-sectional study conducted at the ENT clinic of King Saudi Hospital, Unaizah City, Qassim region, Saudi Arabia. We examined outpatients diagnosed with AR using an interview questionnaire and clinical examination.
the sample included 455 patients. Of these, 23.7% were 21-30 years old, 65.7% had a family history of AR, 57.8% had no general symptoms, 75.6% reported runny nose as the most common nasal symptom, and 35.4% reported no complications. Dust was the most common trigger of AR (82.4%), 49.2% reported allergic symptoms in all seasons, 96% of patients have inferior turbinate hypertrophy, and oral histamine was the most commonly used treatment (33.2%).
perineal AR and inferior turbinate hypertrophy were very common findings comparing to previous studies, further studies to assess the risk factors are highly recommended.
发展中国家和发达国家的过敏性鼻炎（AR）发病率都很高。严重的 AR 会对睡眠、生活质量和工作表现产生负面影响。本研究旨在确定沙特阿拉伯盖西姆省乌奈扎市沙特国王医院耳鼻喉科诊所就诊患者的 AR 模式。
这是一项在沙特阿拉伯盖西姆地区乌奈扎市沙特国王医院耳鼻喉科诊所进行的横断面研究。我们使用访谈问卷和临床检查来检查被诊断为 AR 的门诊患者。
该样本包括 455 名患者。其中，23.7%的患者年龄在 21-30 岁之间，65.7%有 AR 家族史，57.8%没有全身症状，75.6%报告流鼻水是最常见的鼻部症状，35.4%报告没有并发症。灰尘是 AR 最常见的诱因（82.4%），49.2%报告所有季节都有过敏症状，96%的患者有下鼻甲肥大，口服组胺是最常用的治疗方法（33.2%）。
与之前的研究相比，会阴 AR 和下鼻甲肥大非常常见，强烈建议进一步研究评估风险因素。
