AUTHOR=Licari Amelia , Castagnoli Riccardo , Denicolò Chiara Francesca , Rossini Linda , Marseglia Alessia , Marseglia Gian Luigi TITLE=The Nose and the Lung: United Airway Disease? JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics VOLUME=5 YEAR=2017 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2017.00044 DOI=10.3389/fped.2017.00044 ISSN=2296-2360 ABSTRACT=

Epidemiologic, pathophysiologic, and clinical evidences recently revealed the link between upper and lower airways, changing the global pathogenic view of respiratory allergy. The aim of this review is to highlight the strong interaction between the upper and lower respiratory tract diseases, in particular allergic rhinitis and asthma.