Allergic rhinitis

There is an old saying, “what goes around comes around.” Over the years, the term hay fever has been used to describe what came to be known as allergic rhinitis (AR). Much has been learned on causes and management including a potential disease-modifying therapy, which is now referred to as subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy (SCIT). More effective medications were developed, and by the mid-1980s, patients with AR on SCIT were the mainstay of many community allergists’ offices.