nasal provocation test

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| purpose =indicated for help the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis

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The Nasal Provocation Test (NPT or nasal challenge test) is a medical procedure indicated for help the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis and nonallergic rhinitis.{{cite journal | last1 = Gosepath | first1 = J | last2 = Amedee | first2 = RG | last3 = Mann | first3 = WJ | year = 2005 | title = Nasal provocation testing as an international standard for evaluation of allergic and nonallergic rhinitis | pmid = 15744168 | journal = Laryngoscope | volume = 115 | issue = 3| pages = 512–6 | doi = 10.1097/01.MLG.0000149682.56426.6B | s2cid = 11391891 }} NPT may be monitored by clinical scores, rhinomanometry, acoustic rhinometry, nasal smear cytology and/or spirometry.

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