Allergic and nonallergic rhinitis. Diagnosis and management
Mullarkey, M.F.
Postgraduate Medicine 65(4): 97
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5481 PMID: 424358 Document Number: 153108
The causes of rhinitis are many. Allergic rhinitis is mediated by IgE, and immunotherapy in selected patients is very effective. Immunoglobulins do not seem to play a role in nonallergic rhinitis, and immunotherapy is ineffective. Correct diagnosis spares the patient needless expense, inconvenience, and eventual disappointment.
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