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The author analyzed 46 cases of allergic rhinitis patients, who were treated in the Kwang-ju Oriental Medical Hospital of Wonkwang University from January 1997 to April 1996. I've examined the 46 cases in the view of age and sex distribution, seasonal distribution, distribution of the job, duration of the disease, past history, family history, distribution of complicated signs, the degree of recovery about the total patient, the relationship of the ages and the remedial value, the relationship of the duration of disease and the remedial value. The following results are obtained. 1. The ratio of under teenagers was 32.61%(15 cases), teenagers was 30.43%(11 cases), 2th decade was 17.39%(8 cases), 3th decade was 17.39%(8 cases), 4th decade was 4.35%(2 cases), 5th decade was 2.17%(1 case), over sixty was 2.17%(1 case). 2. The ratio of the male was 58.70%(27 cases) and femal was 41.30%(19 cases). 3. The ratio of spring was $21.74%(10 cases), summer was 8.70%(4 cases), fall was 43.48%(20 cases), winter was 43.48%(20 cases) and unknown was 10.87%(5 cases). 4. The ratio of the students was 45.65%(21 cases), house-wives was 15.22%(7 cases), office men was 10.87%(5 cases), farmers was 4.35%(2 cases), driver was 2.17%(1 case) and unemployed was 21.74%(10 cases). 5. The ratio of the under six months was 8.70% (4 cases), under 1 year was 17.39%(8 cases), under 3 years was 32.60%(15 cases), over 3 years was 41.31%(19 cases). 6. The ratio of atopic dermatitis was 32.61%(15 cases), allergic dermatitis was 21,74%(10 cases), the asthma was $17.39%(8 cases), digestion disorder was 6.52%(3 cases) and etc. 7. The ratio of paternal line was 21.74%(10 cases), maternal line was 13.04%(6 cases), paternal and maternal lines was 4.35%(2 cases), brother or sisters was 13.04%(6 cases) and non-significant was 47.83%(22 cases). 8. The ratio of sneezing was 100%(46 cases) , nasal discharge was 100%(46 cases), nasal obstruction was 86.96%(40 cases), pruritus was 45.65%(21 cases), headache was 13.04%(6 cases), asthma was 10.87%(5 cases), digestion disorder was 6.52%(3 cases), light phovia was 6.52%(3 cases), tears was 4.35%(2 cases), nosebreeding was 2.17%(1 case). 9. The total remedial value of the 46 patients was revealed 52.17%. 10. The remedial value of under teenagers, teenagers were higher than the total remedial value(52.17%). 11. The remedial value of under 6 months, under 1 year were higher than the total remedial value(52.17%). These results demonstrated that in the point of remedial view, the patients who were younger and shorter of the duration of disease, would be well recovered.
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