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. 2015 Apr 23;8(1):13.
doi: 10.1186/s40413-015-0061-4. eCollection 2015.

Severity of allergic rhinitis and asthma development in children

Giuseppe Di Cara  1 , Alessia Carelli  1 , Arianna Latini  1 , Elisa Panfili  1 , Ilaria Bizzarri  1 , Giorgio Ciprandi  2 , Serena Buttafava  3 , Franco Frati  3 , Alberto Verrotti  1
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Severity of allergic rhinitis and asthma development in children

Giuseppe Di Cara et al. World Allergy Organ J. .

Abstract

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a relevant risk factor for the development of asthma in children. We recruited a cohort of 104 children with AR and re-evaluated them after 5 years. We considered the ARIA classification. All patients, who had moderate to severe persistent AR at baseline, developed asthma symptoms. These results strongly indicate that the severity of AR may be an important factor that increases the risk of asthma development in children.

Keywords: Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Children; Severity.

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A = number of patients with intermittent, or mild persistent or moderate-severe persistent allergic rhinitis at baseline; B = percentage of patients with asthma at 5-year follow-up (subdivided per allergic rhinitis classification).
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