Rhinophototherapy, an alternative treatment of allergic rhinitis: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Introduction: Allergic rhinitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa, mediated by immunoglobulin E, affecting 1 in 6 individuals. The treatment aims at attaining symptomatic control with minimal side effects, a requirement for new alternative therapies, including phototherapy, as it...

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Autores principales: Tatyana Machado Ramos Costa, Fernanda Melo Carneiro, Karen Amanda Soares de Oliveira, Maria Fernanda Barbosa Souza, Melissa Ameloti Gomes Avelino, Isabela Jubé Wastowski
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Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/512777ebb8dd48deb9f93428c05f670c
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Sumario:Introduction: Allergic rhinitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa, mediated by immunoglobulin E, affecting 1 in 6 individuals. The treatment aims at attaining symptomatic control with minimal side effects, a requirement for new alternative therapies, including phototherapy, as it has an immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory effect. Objective: To identify the effectiveness of phototherapy in the treatment of allergic rhinitis through a meta-analysis. Methods: We searched Web of Science, Scielo, PubMed, SCOPUS, PEDro, and LILACS databases, using the terms: “intranasal irradiation”, “phototherapy” and “allergic rhinitis”. The R software Metafor package was used for the meta-analysis and the effect size was calculated for each symptom individually. Results: All symptoms decreased considerably after phototherapy: rhinorrhea (ES• = −1.35; p < 0.0001; I2 = 91.84%), sneezing (ES• = −1.24; p <  0.0001; I2 = 91.43%), nasal pruritus (ES• = −1.10; p < 0.0001; I2 = 91.43%); nasal obstruction (ES• = −1.11; p < 0.0001; I2 = 91.88%). The effects were more significant in perennial allergic rhinitis than in the seasonal type. Conclusion: Considering the effect size and the statistical significance attained in our study, rhinophototherapy showed to be an effective treatment for reducing the nasal symptom scores triggered by AR.