Docplexus brings you an all-new, interesting weekly series of 30-minute talks on the pressing issues in global healthcare. Don't miss out on your " ClinShots ", every Tuesday , at 6:00 PM IST ! According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2019, approximately 262 million people were affected by asthma, leading to 455,000 deaths. Asthma often coexists with allergenic rhinitis, and many recent epidemiologic studies correlating their pathophysiology, and clinical course have emphasized the concept of “one airway – one disease”.
The landmark study by Settipane et al. (1994) with a 23-year-follow-up reported that allergenic rhinitis triples the risk of asthma; it is also a predictor of and usually precedes asthma. Since then, several studies have reported both conditions as more prevalent in children, adolescents, and young adults, further establishing the link between asthma and…
