ALLERGEN TYPES AND SYMPTOMS AMONG PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ALLERGIC RHINITIS

Allergic rhinitis, despite its complex pathophysiology, is a global health problem with increasing incidence. The aim of this study is to determine the allergen types and symptoms among patients presented with allergic rhinitis.

Place and Duration: In the Department of ENT Unit-II of Mayo Hospital Lahore for one-year duration from June 2019 to June 2020.

Methods: The current study, which was conducted included 548 cases of allergic rhinitis diagnosed and thus treated. In the study, men and women were almost equally distributed, representing a 1: 0 ratio. 9. Among them, the patients aged 20–29 years (38.1%) were most often affected.

Results and Conclusion: In our study, the majority of patients were housewives (30.3%), and the most common etiological factors were house dust mites (76.3%). Sneezing was the main complaint in most patients (86.7%). Of the total number of respondents, 18.6% showed coexistence of allergic conjunctivitis, and 8.9% - sinusitis.

Key words: allergic rhinitis, house dust mite.