Discrimination between moderate and severe disease may be used in patients with either treated or untreated allergic rhinitis

• Published in: Allergy (Copenhagen) Vol. 65; no. 12; pp. 1609 - 1613
• Main Authors: Valero, A, Ferrer, M, Baró, E, Sastre, J, Navarro, A.M, Martí‐Guadaño, E, Dávila, I, Del Cuvillo, A, Colás, C, Antépara, I, Alonso, J, Mola, O, Izquierdo, I, Mullol, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-12-2010; Blackwell
• Subjects: allergic rhinitis; Allergies; Anti-Allergic Agents - therapeutic use; ARIA; Biological and medical sciences; Classification; Dermatology; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fundamental immunology; Humans; Hypersensitivity - classification; Hypersensitivity - diagnosis; Hypersensitivity - therapy; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; moderate; Non tumoral diseases; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Quality of Life; Rhinitis - classification; Rhinitis - diagnosis; Rhinitis - therapy; Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis; severe; severity; Severity of Illness Index; Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology; Human; severity; Allergy; Immunopathology; Nose disease; Rhinitis; Dermatology; Use; Quality of life; Discrimination; Immunology; Treatment; ARIA; severe; ENT disease; allergic rhinitis; moderate
• ISSN: 0105-4538; 1398-9995
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02410.x

To cite this article: Valero A, Ferrer M, Baró E, Sastre J, Navarro AM, Martí‐Guadaño E, Dávila I, del Cuvillo A, Colás C, Antépara I, Alonso J, Mola O, Izquierdo I, Mullol J. Discrimination between moderate and severe disease may be used in patients with either treated or untreated allergic rhinitis. Allergy 2010; 65: 1609-1613. ABSTRACT: Background: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common disease with major socioeconomic burden and a significant impact on quality of life. Objective: The aim of this study was to discriminate between moderate and severe AR patients whether receiving treatment or not, using a modified criterion of allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA) classification. Methods: The modified ARIA severity classification (J Allergy Clin Immunol, 120, 2007, 359) categorizes AR as mild (no items affected), moderate (1-3 items affected), and severe (all four items affected). We applied these criteria to 1666 treated and 1058 untreated AR patients and compared their symptoms total four‐symptom score (T4SS) and quality of life (ESPRINT‐15), according to their clinical severity. Results: Allergic rhinitis clinical status was significantly worse (P < 0.001) in treated than in untreated patients. For both treated and untreated patients, T4SS and ESPRINT‐15 Quality of life scores were significantly worse (P < 0.001) in severe than in moderate patients. Conclusions: The modified ARIA severity classification is a useful clinical tool to discriminate moderate from severe AR among both treated and untreated patients.