Table 3.

Imprecision of information found in Brazilian sites that communicate information about allergic rhinitis and their respective corrections.

IMPRECISION	CORRECTION
- "Exercise, emotional factors, strong smells, drugs, ozone, cigarettes, chlorine are triggers of allergic rhinitis (allergens)"	- Some of these factors may aggravate allergic rhinitis by irritating the nasal mucosa, but none of them are triggering effects of allergic rhinitis
- "Allergic rhinitis or hay fever"	- Only seasonal or intermittent allergic rhinitis may be called hay fever
- "Ipatropium Bromide is a drug used to treat allergic rhinitis"	- Ipatropium bromide for nasal use has been withdrawn from the Brazilian market (it is no longer used for allergic rhinitis)
- "Antibiotics and purified allergic extracts, homeopathy, acupuncture, herbs and mushrooms, orthomolecular kits are effective in the treatment of allergic rhinitis"	- There is no scientific confirmation of the efficacy of these items in the treatment of allergic rhinitis
- "IgE produces chemical substances that lead to local inflammation that causes the symptoms of allergic rhinitis"	- IgE binds to receptors of mast cells that release chemical substances that are stored, such as histamine.