title: [Allergic rhinitis frequently impairs bronchial function].
abstract: There is a clear connection between upper and lower airways. Allergic rhinitis may affect asthma by worsening natural history. Airways share similarities and differences such as: epidemiology, anatomy, physiology, immunopathology, and treatment. In asthmatic patients non-responder to conventional treatment, therapeutic success may be achieved only by recognizing and treating co-existent upper airways disorders. New therapeutical strategies should be based on a rational (i.e. considering the pathophysiology of the single patient) use of: antihistamines, antileukotrienes, and corticosteroids.
authors.affiliation: Reparto di Medicina ed Allergologia Respiratoria, Ospedale Principale Marina Militare, La Spezia.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vizzaccaro
authors.forename: Ignazio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cirillo
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pallestrini
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ciprandi
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D001980:Bronchi / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015995:Prevalence; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*