非变应性鼻炎缺乏严格定义，不依赖于IgE机制的鼻炎都可以统称为非变应性鼻炎。
非变应性鼻炎的形式包括：
• 血管运动性鼻炎
• 非变应性鼻炎伴嗜酸性粒细胞增多综合征（NARES）
• 妊娠期鼻炎
• 老年性鼻炎
• 萎缩性鼻炎
• 味觉性鼻炎
• 药物性鼻炎
• 药物诱导性鼻炎
• 内分泌性鼻炎
• 非变应性职业性鼻炎
• 感染性鼻炎
感染性鼻炎、药物性鼻炎、药物诱发性鼻炎、妊娠期鼻炎、非变应性鼻炎伴嗜酸性粒细胞增多综合征是否属于非变应性鼻炎仍有争议。
此外，某些形式的非变应性鼻炎也可以是急性的，再次印证了“鼻炎”的分类和定义充满了混乱。
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