Underdiagnosis of allergic rhinitis in underserved children

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Sep;134(3):737-739.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.03.028. Epub 2014 May 3.

Abstract

Most cases of allergic rhinitis are not diagnosed in Puerto Rican children. We propose a simple approach to AR that would increase the diagnostic accuracy for primary care providers serving populations with limited access to subspecialists.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Algorithms
  • Animals
  • Antigens, Dermatophagoides / immunology
  • Asthma / complications
  • Asthma / diagnosis*
  • Asthma / epidemiology*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Health Services Accessibility* / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin E / blood
  • Male
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Puerto Rico
  • Pyroglyphidae
  • Rhinitis, Allergic / complications
  • Rhinitis, Allergic / diagnosis*
  • Rhinitis, Allergic / epidemiology*
  • Risk Factors
  • Skin Tests

Substances

  • Antigens, Dermatophagoides
  • Immunoglobulin E