Author/Editor		Koren-Jeverica, Anja; Glavnik, V
Title		Alergijski rinokonjunktivitis
Translated title		Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis
Type		članek
Source		Slov Pediatr
Vol. and No.		Letnik 12, št. 4
Publication year		2005
Volume		str. 208-15
Language		slo
Abstract		Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis is a chronic inflammatory disease which affects the nasal mucosa and ocular conjunctiva. It is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases of children. It's prevalence has increased greatly in the developed world in the past decades, meanwhile, the prevalence remains substantially lower in the developing countries. Both genetic and environmental factors play a role in the etiology of the disease. Treatment is always individually based and encompasses allergen avoidance, medications and in some cases specific immunotherapy. Some studies have postulated that the disease has started to affect younger age groups. This hypothesis was not proven by our epidemiologic study.
Summary		Alergijski rinokonjunktivitis je kronična vnetna bolezen alergijskega izvora, ki prizadene nosno sluznico in očesno veznico. Je ena najpogostejših kroničnih bolezni v otroški dobi. Prevalenca bolezni se je v zadnjih desetletjih v razvitem svetu močno povečala, medtem ko ostaja prevalenca v revnejših državah mnogo nižja. Pri nastanku bolezni so pomembni genetski dejavniki in dejavniki iz okolja. Zdravljenje bolezni je vedno individualno in vključuje izogibanje alergenom, zdravljenje z zdravili ter v nekaterih primerih specifično imunoterapijo. Nekatere raziskave so ugotavljale pomik pojavnosti ARC proti mlajšim starostnim skupinam. To hipotezo smo z epidemiološko študijo morali ovreči.
Descriptors		RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC