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Hay Fever |
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Allergic Rhinitis |
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Allergic rhinitis, called hay fever, is a disease characterized by bouts of sneezing, itching, runny nose, nose congestion or bleeding, and frontal headache that seem to last an abnormally long duration. Patients often feel as if they have a cold that they just can’t shake. Allergic rhinitis is one of the most common diseases in America, affecting more than 50 million individuals.
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Rohan Lall, MSIII, Yingshan Shi, MD |
The page stated on 04/18/2007 and updated on 04//2007 |
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Abbreviations
aaaai- American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
aao-hns - The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
aacc- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
aafp- American Academy of Family Practitioners
ars- American Rhinologic Society
uchicago-University of Chicago Pediatrics
medl- NIH Medline
fda- Food and Drug Administration
wfu- Wake Forest University
webmd- WebMD.com
wiki- Wikipedia
mayo- Mayo Clinic
healthcentral- healthcentral.com
nih- National Institute of Health
uva- University of Virginia
hontario- healthyontario.com
army- US Army Medicine
khealth- KidsHealth.org
oh- Otolaryngology Houston
docguide- docguide.com
emedicine- emedicine.com
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