Rhinitis is a widespread condition that causes
significant morbidity worldwide and profoundly affects patients' quality of
life. Given its prevalence and relative chronicity, the economic impact of
rhinitis is significant.
It has been demonstrated that allergic
rhinitis is a strong risk factor for the onset of asthma in adults. This led to
the development of the United Airways Concept. Despite this prevalence,
rhinitis is still an ill-defined disease that is associated with many
controversial entities and few proven facts. The term
“rhinitis’’ is, in itself, controversial as it implies an inflammatory disease
of the nasal mucous membrane.
Clinical experience however has showed that
the common symptoms of itching, sneezing, discharge, and blockage may exist
without actual inflammation. Therefore, strictly speaking, the term
“rhinopathy” is a more correct term, but it is rarely used.
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