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Cold dry air provocation is a reliable diagnostic tool in nonallergic rhinitis

Author(s) -

Yanran Huang,

Hongfei Lou,

Chong Wang,

Luo Zhang

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

rhinology journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.275

H-Index - 57

eISSN - 1996-8604

pISSN - 0300-0729

DOI - 10.4193/rhin18.187

Subject(s) - provocation test , medicine , nonallergic rhinitis , rhinorrhea , nasal provocation test , area under the curve , receiver operating characteristic , youden's j statistic , nose , anesthesia , surgery , asthma , pathology , alternative medicine

No diagnostic criteria have been available for nonallergic rhinitis (NAR) to this point in time. Nonspecific nasal hyperresponsiveness (NHR), which could be efficiently assessed by cold dry air (CDA) provocation, is an essential feature of NAR. Thus, this study's purpose was to assess the diagnostic value of CDA provocation in discriminating patients with NAR from healthy individuals.

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