What is rhinitis?

Also known as: allergic rhinitis, hay fever.

Allergic rhinitis usually presents in early childhood as an inflammatory reaction in the eyes, nose and throat caused by the body’s response to an allergen (an irritant like tree, grass or weed pollen, pet dander, dust mites, mold, cockroach waste, and others).

Allergic rhinitis may be seasonal or may occur all year long (perennial).

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Reviewed by: Jack Wolfsdorf, MD, FAAP

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