Allergic rhinitis in pediatric practice: how to identify and manage

Abstract

The issues of diagnosis and management of allergic rhinitis (AR) in pediatric patients are considered on the basis of the current Russian clinical guidelines. The article presents the paediatrician tasks on the collection of anamnesis, the assessment of clinical symptoms, the setting of a preliminary diagnosis, the development of a diagnosis and therapy plan taking into account the modern medical care quality criteria. It also discloses the general principles of AR treatment, approaches to emergency symptomatic therapy using a combined intranasal drug Vibrocil (dimethindene + phenylephrine). The paper provides recommendations for the management of patients with allergic rhinitis in the district covered by child health care.

Keywords

• allergic rhinitis
• children
• clinical guidelines
• diagnosis
• therapy
• follow-up