Via practica 2/2015

Allergic rhinitis and allergic bronchial asthma

Although allergic diseases present with clinical organ manifestations, allergy is now recognized as a systemic condition. Allergic disease develops due to numerous environmental factors in a genetically predisposed individual. The most common allergic diseases are atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, and bronchial asthma. The above-mentioned allergy types frequently combine with one another. Atopic dermatitis and allergic rhinitis are referred to as pre-asthmatic conditions. Eosinophilic rhinitis spreads distally and patients with allergic rhinitis have a 3–4-fold higher risk of developing asthma. For an allergic person it is important to know that an allergic disease that has already occurred is not completely curable, but is well treatable.

Keywords: allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, asthmatic equivalent.