The Impact of Climatic, Socioeconomic, and Geographic Factors on the Prevalence of Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis: A Worldwide Ecological Study.
Abdulaziz A AlQahtaniBader AlimFaisal AlmudhaiberyDhaifallah MulafikhSara AlmutairiSaad AlmohannaFahad AlfawwazPublished in: American journal of rhinology & allergy (2022)
AFRS has a worldwide distribution pattern with varying prevalence. In this ecological study, we observed a correlation between AFRS prevalence and climatic factors (climate classification, humidity, temperature, and wind speed). Socioeconomic factors should be analyzed on an individual basis for better assessment of the relationship with disease prevalence.