Clinico-pathological correlation between allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma

A prospective study was carried out on 52 patients with allergic rhinitis, during March 1993-January 1995. This was to analyse the occurrence of bronc hial asthma among them and to correlate the symptoms, signs and pathologica l findings of allergic rhinitis with that of bronchial asthma in those pati ents with both the disorders. The therapeutic benefits with regard to the s ymptoms of bronchial asthma in these patients were assessed after treatment of their nasal allergy for a period of at least four months. A definite aetio-clinico-pathological correlation could be established betw een allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma and it could be concluded from t he study that prompt attention to nasal symptoms in cases with co-existent bronchial asthma helps to a large extent in curbing the symptoms of the lat ter.