Relationship between severity of rhinitis symptoms and nasal airflow.
BACKGROUND
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is characterized by inflammatory events that lead to the onset of typical nasal symptoms, including itching, sneezing, rhinorrhea and obstruction.


OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between nasal airflow and severity of nasal symptoms, in a cohort of patients with PER METHODS: 312 patients with PER were prospectively and consecutively evaluated performing clinical evaluation and rhinomanometry.


RESULTS
Significant relationship exists between severity of all nasal symptoms and degree of nasal airflow limitation (p < 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
This study provides the first evidence that patients with PER show close relationship between severity of nasal symptoms and nasal airflow impairment.
Department of Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino, Genoa, Italy. gio.cip@libero.it
Giorgio
G
Ciprandi
Ignazio
I
Cirillo
Angela
A
Pistorio
D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D025363:Rhinomanometry; D012720:Severity of Illness Index