The Evaluation of New Classification of Allergy Rgubutis in Patients Referred to a Clinic in the City of Shiraz

Allergic rhinitis is the most common cause of allergic diseases, the recent guidelines ofallergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (aria) group, classified it to intermittent (lessthan 4 days per week and for less than 4 weeks) and persistent (more than 4 days per week orlasting more than 4 weeks regardless of the number of days per week), the present studyevaluates the patients with aria classification.the patients referred to motahhari clinic (shiraz, iran) were evaluated. age, sex, seasonalor perennial, intermittent or persistent type, duration, sneezer or blocker, diurnal change andpresence of allergic conjunctivitis were recorded. the patients who had one or moresymptoms of; impairment of sleep, daily activity or work in school or troublesomesymptoms had moderate to severe disease and those who did not have these problems havemild disease.the information of y6 patients (46 male and 50 female) were analysed (mean age±sd:24.45±lll37 years). the mean duration of disease was 4.26±4.12 years, was more in female(p<0,05). seasonal allergic rhinitis was present in 49 (52%) patients; 30 male, 19 female(p=0.007), perennial in 15 (16%), 1 male, 14 female and mixed type in 29 (30%); 11 male, 18female. mild intermittent rhinitis was diagnosed in only 2 (2%) patients, 1 male and 1female, mild persistent rhinitis in 23 (24%); male 11, female 12; moderate/severe intermittentrhinitis in 4 (4%); 3 male, 1 female; and moderate/severe persistent rhinitis in 56 (58(%); 22male, 34 female (p<0.05). fifty-seven percent were more sneezer and 36% were moreblocker type, sneezers suffered more in days and others more at nights. others were bothsneezer and blocker. sixty percent had allergic conjunctivitis too, 76% of them weremoderate/severe persistent, and 85% were in seasonal or mixed groups. eleven patients(12%), in persistent group, had history of asthma. family history of allergic rhinitis andasthma was found in 53% and 25% of patients, respectively.according to new guidelines for classification of allergic rhinitis, most of the patients aremoderate to severe types. the classification of allergic rhinitis to seasonal and perennialdisease is not proportional to intermittent and persistent types of classification.