it  is  well  known  that  desensitization  treatment  with  aspirin  can  significantly  improve symptoms and quality of life in patient with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease. however, its mechanism has not been clearly understood yet. in this case report, 41-year-old male patient was referred to our allergy and immunology department with complaints of chronic rhinosinusitis including p...

evidence acquisition in this study, we examined a major resource of itm, the qanoon fi al-teb (the canon of medicine), by avicenna and the writings of prominent ancient scholars and physicians on the origins of catarrh. pubmed and google scholar were also searched for information on pnd and catarrh, and they were compared with the catarrh in itm. results physicians of itm believe that the main ...

might resolve over time is not an optimal approach. We recommend that a first-generation antihistamine-decongestant (our choice is sustained release brompheniramine, 12 mg, and pseudoephedrine, 120 mg every 12 h) be administered as the initial therapy whatever the duration of cough, unless there is a contraindication to one of these drugs. This empiric approach makes sense because postnasal dri...

BACKGROUND In recent years, laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) in children has been taken into consideration. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the laryngoscopic findings in children diagnosed LPR and/or gastro-oesophageal reflux (GERD). METHODS The findings of 49 patients with at least one or more respiratory complaint such as chronic cough, wheezing, hoarseness, recurrent laryngit...