OBJECTIVE Allergic rhinitis can determine the presence and type of asthma. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the link between allergic rhinitis, asthma, and skin test sensitization in patients with allergic rhinitis. METHODS Patients with allergic rhinitis, aged 10 to 50 years, were consecutively enrolled at different allergy centers in Spain and Portugal. All the patients underwent ...

BACKGROUND Allergic asthma is a globally respiratory inflammatory disease. Influenza virus is a respiratory pathogen that causes yearly epidemics and results in high rates of morbidity and mortality. Patients with allergic asthma had a more severe symptom and a higher mortality when they were infected with influenza virus. Hence, influenza vaccination is recommended for patients with asthma. ...

BACKGROUND Many published epidemiologic studies confirm a marked increase in the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis. The link between allergic rhinitis and asthma has been extensively studied and approximately 75% of patients with asthma have allergic rhinitis. The proportion of patients with asthma in populations of allergic rhinitis patients has not been well studied. OBJECTIVE The ...

Asthma affects a large number of patients in China, but comprehensive evaluation of risks associated with poor asthma control in asthmatic patients with nasal diseases was still limited. We conducted this study to provide a comprehensive estimate of asthma control in Chinese asthma patients with combined nasal diseases, to explore the effect of kinds of nasal diseases on the asthma control, and...

OBJECTIVES The aims of the study were to establish the prevalence of self-reported allergic rhinitis in an adult Nigerian population and to examine the relationship between asthma and allergic rhinitis. METHODS We conducted an epidemiological study of adults aged between 18 and 45 years in Ilorin, Nigeria from 2005 to 2006. An adaptation of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey que...

The last few decades have seen a rise in the prevalence of allergic diseases, including asthma and allergic rhinitis. The prevalence asthma is estimated to be around 300 million globally and around 35% in Europe and Australasia and 60 million people in the United States are affected by rhinitis. In India prevalence asthma is estimated to be around 2.38% and 20% to 26% people suffer from allergi...

BACKGROUND Allergic asthma is characterized by bronchial inflammation and simultaneous repair processes that results in increased airway obstruction. Recent studies indicate that platelets could play an important role in this process. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to evaluate the platelet count, the percentage of reticulated platelets, plasma thrombopoietin and interleukin 6 (IL...

asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. the stress is a factor for asthma which indicates a disorder in the function of communicational mediators of nervous and  immunological systems  such  as  neurotransmitters.  a  study  indicated  that  blood serotonin concentration increases in asthmatic patients. other study indicates that one kind of the serotonin  receptors, named 5ht...