Ridolo E, Incorvaia C, Pucciarini F, et al.
Clin Mol Allergy. 2022 Aug 10;20(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s12948-022-00176-x.
Allergic rhinitis is caused by pollens and its symptoms include sneezing, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, nasal itching and airflow obstruction. Allergic rhinitis diagnosis is usually made based on clinical history, skin prick tests and biomarkers measurement of specific IgE, but there is space for precision medicine to provide more accurate diagnostic tools.
The aim of this review was to describe the advances in the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis and evaluate the drugs to be used according to the grade of disease and the characteristics of the patients, and the role of allergen immunotherapy.
The experts concluded that treatment of allergic rhinitis includes various agents, depending on the severity of the disease. Allergen immunotherapy has high evidence of demonstrated efficacy demonstrated, and precision medicine is improving a lot the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis. Nevertheless, there is a long-term low adherence to allergen immunotherapy that needs to be resolved in the future.
