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Evidence for the role of nasal endoscopy in the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis Study Year LOE Study design Study groups Clinical endpoint Conclusion Hamizan et al. 786 2016 3b Cross-sectional Adults with rhinitis and nasal obstruction Nasal endoscopy, allergy testing MT edema is a useful nasal endoscopic feature to predict presence of inhalant allergy. White et al. 785 2014 3b Cross-sectional Adults with isolated MT polypoid edema Nasal endoscopy, allergy testing Isolated MT polypoid edema is associated with positive allergy testing. Eren et al. 783 2013 4 Case series Adults with rhinitis Nasal endoscopy, AR diagnosis Nasal endoscopic findings do not provide reliable diagnosis of AR. Ameli et al. 782 2011 4 Case series Children with suspected AR Nasal endoscopy, AR diagnosis Inferior or middle turbinate septal contact was predictive for AR, whereas pale turbinates were not. Jareoncharsri et al. 784 1999 4 Case series Adults and children with PAR Nasal endoscopy, nasal symptoms No significant correlation between individual symptoms and endoscopic findings.

AR = allergic rhinitis; LOE = level of evidence; MT = middle turbinate; PAR = perennial allergic rhinitis.

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol . Author manuscript; available in PMC 2020 June 10.