Relationship between rhinitis severity and lung function in children and adolescents without asthma
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https://doi.org/10.31053/1853.0605.v76.n3.23761Keywords:
rhinitis, classification, spirometryAbstract
Background: The link between upper and lower airways is recognized clinically as a “unique airway”. Subclinical spirometric abnormalities have been observed in patients with rhinitis without asthma, which could be proportional to rhinitis severity. Objectives: To investigate possible subclinical alterations in lung function and bronchodilator reversibility in children and adolescents with allergic (AR) and non-allergic rhinitis (NAR) without asthma, according to the clinical grade of rhinitis classified by ARIA (Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma). Methods: In a cross-sectional analytical study, we included patients aged 5 to 18 years with symptoms of AR and NAR without asthma. Spirometry was performed by flow-volume curve and we analyzed the abnormalities in respiratory function and bronchodilator response in relation to clinical grade of rhinitis by ARIA using an adjusted logistic model. Results: We studied 193 patients; 42 (21.7%) had some spirometric abnormalities. Patients with moderate-severe persistent rhinitis had greater impairment of lung function compared to the other grades of rhinitis (p=0.009). This defect was associated with both frequency (p=0.03) and severity of rhinitis (p=0.04) but not with atopic status (p=0.28). A positive bronchodilator response was more frequent in grades moderate-severe of rhinitis than in mild forms (p=0.04). Conclusion: Abnormalities of lung function was more prevalent in moderate-severe persistent rhinitis and was associated with the frequency and severity of rhinitis but not to atopic status. The bronchodilator reversibility was observed in patients with intermittent and persistent moderate-severe rhinitis.
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