Ryan Matthew W
Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9035, USA.
Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2008 Apr;41(2):283-95, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2007.11.005.
The connection between asthma and rhinitis is not a new discovery. Significant progress has been made in understanding the relationship of these two conditions, however, and the implications of the asthma-rhinitis link make it increasingly important. Patients who have asthma and rhinitis tend to have more severe disease with higher treatment costs. Treatment of rhinitis may improve asthma control, and early treatment of allergies may prevent the development of asthma. This article more fully explores the epidemiologic, pathophysiologic, and clinical relationships between asthma and rhinitis.
哮喘与鼻炎之间的关联并非新发现。然而，在理解这两种疾病的关系方面已取得显著进展，并且哮喘 - 鼻炎关联的影响使其变得愈发重要。患有哮喘和鼻炎的患者往往病情更严重，治疗成本更高。鼻炎的治疗可能改善哮喘控制，而过敏的早期治疗可能预防哮喘的发生。本文更全面地探讨了哮喘与鼻炎之间的流行病学、病理生理学及临床关系。
