Severity of allergic rhinitis and asthma development in children

Giuseppe Di Cara; Alessia Carelli; Arianna Latini; Elisa Panfili; Ilaria Bizzarri; Giorgio Ciprandi; Serena Buttafava; Franco Frati; Alberto Verrotti

doi:10.1186/s40413-015-0061-4

Severity of allergic rhinitis and asthma development in children

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

Authors

Giuseppe Di Cara¹, Alessia Carelli¹, Arianna Latini¹, Elisa Panfili¹, Ilaria Bizzarri¹, Giorgio Ciprandi², Serena Buttafava³, Franco Frati³, Alberto Verrotti¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Pediatrics, Department of Surgical and Biomedical specialty, Perugia, Italy.
² Medicine Department, IRCCS-A.O.U. San Martino, Viale Benedetto XV 6, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
³ Medical and Scientific Department, Stallergenes Italy, Milan, Italy.

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.