The united allergic airway: connections between allergic rhinitis, asthma, and chronic sinusitis.
Am J Rhinol Allergy
; 26(3): 187-90, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The united allergic airway is a theory that connects allergic rhinitis (AR), chronic rhinosinusitis, and asthma, in which seemingly disparate diseases, instead of being thought of separately, are instead viewed as arising from a common atopic entity.OBJECTIVE:
This article describes patients with such diseases; explores ideas suggesting a unified pathogenesis; elucidates the various treatment modalities available, emphasizing nasal corticosteroids and antihistamines; and provides an update of the literature.METHODS:
A literature review was conducted.CONCLUSION:
The aggregation of research suggests that AR, asthma, and chronic rhinosinusitis are linked by the united allergic airway, a notion that encompasses commonalities in pathophysiology, epidemiology, and treatment.
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiratory System
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Asthma
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Sinusitis
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Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
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Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Rhinol Allergy
Journal subject:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
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OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States