Recent advances in the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis.

Authors: Wang X, Du K, She W, Ouyang Y, Sima Y, Liu C, Zhang L Abstract INTRODUCTION: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a disorder with high prevalence worldwide. Identification of clinically relevant allergens is the key step for the diagnosis, allergen avoidance and allergen specific immunotherapy for AR. Areas covered: With the new findings of mechanisms of AR and the development of technology, much progress has been achieved in the diagnosis of AR recently. We review the recent advances about local IgE, in vivo and in vitro tests, cytological diagnosis and nitric oxide (NO) in the diagnosis of AR. Expert commentary: AR is traditionally diagnosed with the combined evaluation of history and allergen sensitization by in vivo skin prick tests and in vitro allergen specific IgE in serum, to...

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