title: Allergy and chronic rhinosinusitis.
abstract: Allergy and its relationship to chronic rhinosinusitis are important contemporary topics in the practice of otolaryngology. The relationship may go unrecognized. It is important to understand the current knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Helen Fox
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Krause
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index