ALLERGIC RHINITIS AND UPPER RESPIRATORY-TRACT INFECTIONS

The existence of a relationship between allergic rhinitis and upper re spiratory tract infection (URI) has not yet been verified. In a prospe ctive study, 64 patients with allergic rhinitis and 23 non-allergic in dividuals were followed for 11.4 months. All participants kept a diary in which they recorded symptoms of URI, nasal discharge, blocked nose , sneezing and sinusitis. The allergic individuals did not have more f requent or more long lasting URI or sinusitis more frequently than non -allergic subjects.