The general public, especially patients with upper or lower respiratory symptoms, is aware
from media reports that adverse respiratory effects can occur from air pollution. It is important
for the allergist to have a current knowledge of the potential health effects of air pollution and
how they might affect their patients to advise them accordingly. Specifically, the allergist–
clinical immunologist should be keenly aware that both gaseous and particulate outdoor
pollutants might aggravate or enhance the underlying pathophysiology of both the upper …