Current concepts of severe asthma

Bronchial Asthma-Current Concepts

Current Concepts of Lymphomas

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Severe asthma and fungi: current evidence.

Bronchial asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways which may be worsened due to numerous extrinsic factors. The most common trigger is continuous exposure to allergens of which fungal agents are important factors. There is overwhelming evidence for the presence of fungal sensitization in patients with asthma. The diagnosis of fungal sensitization can be made either with skin testing wit...

Current concepts in the diagnosis and management of childhood asthma.

Asthma, one of the commonest childhood disorders, is frequently underdiagnosed and inappropriately treated. Its diagnostic criteria have undergone considerable revision and definition recently, there is evidence that both the prevalence and severity of asthma are increasing in the west, It is possible that environmental factors may be responsible for this change and several studies from the dev...

Meniscal Roots: Current Concepts Review

Meniscal root tears are defined as radial tears located within 1 cm from the meniscal attachment or a bony rootavulsion. This injury is biomechanically comparable to a total meniscectomy, leading to compromised hoop stressesresulting in decreased tibiofemoral contact area and increased contact pressures in the involved compartment.These changes are detrimental to the articular cartilage and ult...