Rinite: a conduta no adolescente

Rhinitis: treatment of adolescents

Authors

  • Katia Telles Nogueira Médica responsável pelo Ambulatório de Alergia do Núcleo de Estudos da Saúde do Adolescente da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (NESA/UERJ); especialista em Alergia pela Sociedade Brasileira de Alergia Imunologia (SBAI); doutora em Epidemiologia pelo Instituto de Medicina Social da UERJ.
  • Johana Cardoso Simões Pires Médica colaboradora do Ambulatório de Alergia do NESA/UERJ; pós-graduada em Alergia no Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto (HUPE/UERJ).

Keywords:

Health of the adolescent, rhinitis, respiratory allergy

Abstract


Rhinitis is considered the most common of the chronical diseases in childhood and adolescence. It is a public health problem, which interferes in the people’s quality of live. In Brazil, almost 20% of the population is esteemed to be ill due to rhinitis. The treatment of allergic rhinitis is based in three aspects: environment control, pharmacological treatment and specific immunotherapy.
It is the duty of health professionals to diagnose and treat correctly such prevalent pathology, taking into consideration the adolescence, its characteristics and implications in the changes of life styles

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Published

2009-06-20

How to Cite

Nogueira, K. T., & Simões Pires, J. C. (2009). Rinite: a conduta no adolescente: Rhinitis: treatment of adolescents. Adolescência E Saúde, 6(3), 30–34. Retrieved from https://adolescenciaesaude.com/index.php/aes/article/view/676

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2009): Vol. 6 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Original Articles

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