TITLE:
The Influence of Allergic Rhinitis Treatment on Asthma
AUTHORS:
Roberto S. Junior, Walter P. Scaranto, Vivian A. G. La Falce
KEYWORDS:
Rhinopathy, Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma, Children, Prospective, Questionnaire, Pulmonary Function Test, Quantitative Variables, Qualitative Variables, Environmental Factors
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.13 No.11,
November
11,
2021
ABSTRACT: Background: Rhinopathy, a dysfunction or inflammation of the nasal mucosal lining, presents with symptoms of nasal obstruction, posterior and anterior rhinorrhea, sneezing, nasal itching, and hyposmia, with variations in symptom intensity in each subtype. Asthma originates from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Objective: This study aimed to treat allergic rhinitis in patients with controlled asthma and to verify the behavior of the variables. Methods: In this prospective study, quantitative and qualitative assessment of rhinopathy in asthma was performed. Patients with symptoms of rhinopathy and controlled asthma, who were controlled with treatment at the pulmonology outpatient clinic of the Center for Medical Specialties at [hospital], were included. Patients were treated for 2 months according to the IV Rhinopathy Consensus. They underwent a pulmonary function test and completed a questionnaire before and after treatment for rhinopathy. Results: In total, 47 patients aged 7 - 12 years (9.30 ± 1.70 years; median 9 years) were evaluated, including 29 (61.7%) males and 18 (38.3%) females. Patients were evaluated at two timepoints, with an interval of 12 days to 14 months (3.81 ± 3.21 months; median 3 months), and were evaluated regarding the various characteristics of their allergy. Conclusion: The treatment of allergic rhinitis in patients with asthma resulted in an improvement in variables related to nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, cough, dyspnea, wheezing, and dyspnea on exertion, and maintaining physical activities without dyspnea.