Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology

Abstract

4/2023 vol. 10
Case report

Local allergic rhinitis or local allergic conjunctivitis?

  1. Department of Basic Nursing, Warsaw, Poland, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
  2. Department of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Alergologia Polska – Polish Journal of Allergology 2023; 10, 4: 310–314
Online publish date: 2023/11/20
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Differential diagnosis of the local allergic reaction is mainly based on conjunctival, nasal and bronchial provocation tests, which, in theory, may lead to further treatment. The most common local response can be observed in the nasal mucosa. In the long run, it may manifest itself by coexisting local reactions in other areas such as the eye and/or bronchial tree. In a 45-year-old patient who has been experiencing health problems typical for grass/grain allergy for nearly 10 years, two challenges were carried out, i.e. nasal and conjunctival provocation tests, and the latter elicited a highly positive response to the applied allergen compared to the intranasal route. When there are clinical discrepancies in the local allergic reaction, allergen provocation tests should be considered in the differential diagnosis and, when the results are negative, conjunctival challenge should be considered as well.
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