Childhood colds and asthma ‘red flags’ for adult rhinosinusitis: Aussie study

Professor Peter Wark says early treatment of allergic rhinitis may help prevent chronic rhinosinusitis.
Rachel Fieldhouse
Professor Peter Wark.

Kids with asthma or frequent URTIs could have a higher risk of chronic rhinosinusitis as adults, according to an Australian study that followed participants from 1968.

Melbourne University–led researchers found that seven-year-olds with asthma or multiple head colds a year had double the risk of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in middle age.