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Overview
Management rests on seven integrated pillars. 19 They are: Education about AR and its therapy. Click here for more information. Practical allergen avoidance and exposure reduction strategies. Click here for more information. Nasal douching/irrigation and rinses. Click here for more information. Pharmacological treatment: Click here for more information. Intranasal corticosteroid
Management rests on seven integrated pillars.19 They are:
- Education about AR and its therapy. Click here for more information.
- Practical allergen avoidance and exposure reduction strategies. Click here for more information.
- Nasal douching/irrigation and rinses. Click here for more information.
- Pharmacological treatment: Click here for more information.
- Intranasal corticosteroids
- Oral and intranasal antihistamines
- Other (including leukotriene receptor antagonists [LTRA]).
- Patient evaluation for AIT. Click here for more information.
- Measuring response to therapy. Click here for more information.
- Patient evaluation for referral to a specialist. Click here for more information.
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Richards GA, McDonald M, Gray CL, et al. Allergic rhinitis: Review of the diagnosis and management: South African Allergic Rhinitis Working Group. S Afr Fam Pract. 2023;65(1), a5806. https://doi.org/10.4102/safp.v65i1.5806