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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Symptom score for allergic rhinitis
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States), Volume 148, No. 4, Year 2013
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Objectives. To determine the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in our study population and the correlation between the Score for Allergic Rhinitis (SFAR) and nasal smear eosinophil count. Study Design. Cross-sectional study. Setting. Ear, nose, and throat clinic, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria; a 450-bed tertiary health facility. Subjects. Two hundred seventy-five consecutive, consenting patients who presented with nasal symptoms. Methods. Information on the 8-parameter symptom score was collected using a semistructured questionnaire by interview. Nasal smear slides were air dried, fixed with 95% alcohol, stained using May-Grünwald-Giemsa stain, and examined under a light microscope. Results. Of the 275 participants seen during the 1-year study, 116 (42.2%) were males. The mean 6 SD age was 38.5 6 16.3 (range, 14-75) years. Eighty-one (29.5%) were diagnosed with allergic rhinitis using a nasal smear eosinophil count. The most common symptom was excessive sneezing, involving 93% of patients with allergic rhinitis (P \ .001). The prevalence of allergic rhinitis using SFAR was 31.6%. The SFAR cutoff was set at .8 (P \.001). The sensitivity and specificity for SFAR were 94.8% (confidence interval [CI], 90.5%-97.4%) and 95.1% (CI, 87.2%-98.4%), respectively. A high Spearman's correlation (0.88) was obtained for SFAR when correlated with nasal smear eosinophil count. Conclusion. The prevalence of allergic rhinitis using SFAR was 31.6%. The study shows that SFAR can be used as a simple, valid diagnostic tool in allergic rhinitis. This is important in rural settings where access to laboratory investigations might not be readily available. © 2013 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ologe, Foluwasayo Emmanuel
Nigeria, Ilorin
University of Ilorin
Adebola, Stephen Oluwatosin
Nigeria, Ogbomoso
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Dunmade, Adekunle David
Nigeria, Ilorin
University of Ilorin
Adeniji, Kayode Adebamiji
Nigeria, Ilorin
University of Ilorin
Oyejola, Benjamin Agboola
Nigeria, Ilorin
University of Ilorin
Statistics
Citations: 33
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0194599813477605
ISSN:
01945998
e-ISSN:
10976817
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Nigeria