PHOENIX — Wildfires outside of Monterey, Mexico, last spring had an impact on patients with respiratory allergies in the city, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
“Pollutants are produced due to wildfire smoke and represent an important health concern, causing exacerbations of asthma or upper airway symptoms in patients with allergic rhinitis,” Laura Paola Escamilla-Luna, MD, a second-year resident at Regional Center of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in Monterey, said during the presentation.
“Wildfire