Nasal provocation test

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Nasal provocation test
Purposeindicated for help the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis

The Nasal Provocation Test (NPT or nasal challenge test) is a medical procedure indicated for help the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis and nonallergic rhinitis.[1] NPT may be monitored by clinical scores, rhinomanometry, acoustic rhinometry, nasal smear cytology and/or spirometry.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gosepath, J; Amedee, RG; Mann, WJ (2005). "Nasal provocation testing as an international standard for evaluation of allergic and nonallergic rhinitis". Laryngoscope. 115 (3): 512–6. doi:10.1097/01.MLG.0000149682.56426.6B. PMID 15744168. S2CID 11391891.