Rhinitis and rhinosinusitis (with/without polyposis), either allergic or non-allergic, represent a major medical problem. Their associated comorbidities and relationship with family history have so far been poorly investigated. We assessed these aspects in a large population of patients suffering from rhinosinusal diseases. Clinical history, nasal cytology, allergy testing and direct nasal exam...

Research over the past decade has provided information concerning the onset and treatment of allergic diseases, including bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis. Recent studies also indicated that allergic inflammation is the basic pathophysiology of allergic diseases and is closely associated with their progression and exacerbation. Our understanding of the mechanism of alle...

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Vol. 10 No. 1, January-March 2008 5 Introduction Allergic fungal sinusitis is a benign noninvasive sinus disease, believed to be an allergic reaction to aerosolized environmental fungi. It has been almost three decades when in 1976 Safirstein noted that the combination of polyposis, crust formation and sinus cultures yielding aspergillus was similar to the constellation of findings observed in ...

BACKGROUND Rhinoconjunctivitis is a global health problem and one of the most common chronic conditions in children. Development of rhinoconjunctivitis depends on both genetic and environmental factors. Many studies have investigated rhinoconjunctivitis, but only few studies have evaluated the risk factors for non-allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in children finding family history of atopic disease...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The relationship between allergic diseases and internalizing disorders has not been well characterized with regard to multiple allergic diseases or longitudinal study. The objective of this study was to examine the association between multiple allergic diseases in early childhood with validated measures of internalizing disorders in the school-age years. METHODS Chil...

stroke is an important cause of disability and death worldwide, with the majority of strokes occurring in older people. thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-tpa) is the approved treatment for acute ischemic stroke. a major concern of physicians, who treat acute ischemic stroke with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-tpa,) is the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage...

skin disorders comprise more than 35% of all occupationally related diseases. 90-95% of work-related dermatoses are contact dermatitis. effects of occupational dermatitis in the lives of workers are substantial. to plan any preventive program we need basic statistics of the problem, that we had no reliable one which includes a lot of industries in iran. therefore we decided to determine occupat...

allergic diseases are frequent in children and their prevalence and severity differ in the different regions of the world. the association between pet ownership in childhood and subsequent asthma and sensitization is very controversial. in our survey conducted with standardized method (international study of asthma and allergies in childhood), 3200 children 6-7 years old were questioned regardi...