It is used for all sorts of conditions
including rhinitis (inflammation of the nasal cavities), pharyngitis (inflammation of the tissues associated with the throat, vocal tissues, and oral areas associated with the respiratory tract), sinusitis (inflammation of the sinuses), conjunctivitis (inflammation of the delicate tissues around the eyes - which are often affected with upper respiratory conditions), and bronchitis!
The Division of Pulmonary Medicine deals with the breath of life in all its aspects: control of breathing; sleep disorders; obstruction to airflow in the common diseases of upper and lower airways such as croup, bronchiolitis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia; restriction to lung function from disorders affecting the chest wall, the musculature, the nervous system, or lung tissue itself; congenital anomalies; accidents such as inhalation of foreign bodies, hydrocarbons, or toxic gases; secondary effects of non-pulmonary system disorders such as gastrointestinal reflux, myopathy, or cardiac dysfunction; disease of the upper respiratory tract
including rhinitis and sinusitis; and so on.
Not exact matches
Of course, if you are thinking of the classic allergy symptoms and signs that are associated with hay fever (allergic
rhinitis), then they can
include:
The paper does note that for higher - risk babies (
including those who have a parent or sibling with an allergic condition such as atopic dermatitis, food allergies, asthma or allergic
rhinitis), the decision to introduce these foods as early as six months may be intimidating to parents, and suggest that parents of these babies consult with their doctors before making the decision.
A second analysis was among those with symptoms restricted to the upper respiratory tract, which
included the common cold, pharyngitis,
rhinitis and sinusitis.
Atopic or immunoglobulin E (IgE)- mediated diseases
include the common disorders of asthma, atopic dermatitis and allergic
rhinitis.
Additional risk factors reported
included other food allergies, a family history of peanut or soy allergies, a diagnosis of asthma,
rhinitis or eczema, and / or a family history of those diseases.
Other clues
include: eczema, asthma,
rhinitis (swollen / itchy nose and eyes), reflux, vomiting, and rectal bleeding.
The way I see it, celiac disease is part of a larger epidemic of allergic disorders that
include all food allergies, allergic
rhinitis, and asthma — all of which are in the midst of a dramatic rise.
When the offending food, called an allergen enters the blood stream and meets its IgE marker, it triggers the release of chemicals
including histamine that cause the classic symptoms of allergy - skin rashes, hayfever,
rhinitis, sinusitis, asthma, eczema, swelling in the face or throat and anaphylaxis.
Symptoms can
include fever, inflamed membrane in the nose (
rhinitis), redness in the eyes (conjunctivitis) and nasal discharge.
Although sometimes the symptoms of allergies
include allergic
rhinitis or bronchitis, in most dogs the allergy manifests mainly with itchy skin (pruritus).
He was treated with stem cells for several medical problems
including allergic
rhinitis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), chronic renal disease, and diabetes.
Other problems that occur as a result of having the virus
include ulcers in the cornea of the eye (corneal ulcers), inflammation in the cornea (Stromal keratitis) and inflammation in the nose (chronic
rhinitis).
Upper respiratory tract involvement is common which
includes signs such as sneezing, cough,
rhinitis (runny nose) and mild tracheobronchitis.