Introduction: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is considered one of the most common causes of acquired hearing impairment in developing countries. CSOM is a multifactorial persistent inflammatory disease of the middle ear. A distinct pathophysiologic mechanism linking allergic rhinitis (AR) and CSOM remains to evolve. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between A...

Background: Asthma and allergic rhinitis are among the most common diseases in the world. Objective: The aim of this study was to detect, by skin prick test, aeroallergens in allergic patients in Sari, Mazandaran in north of Iran. Methods: This is a prospective study of skin prick test of aeroallergens in asthma, allergic rhinitis and their combination with clinical diagnosis. Three hundred and...

BACKGROUND Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and allergic rhinitis are associated with functional limitations, but these impacts are not known on a population basis. Our objective was to epidemiologically determine functional limitations and workdays lost that are associated with CRS and allergic rhinitis in adults. METHODS The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey for calendar year 2007 was examined ...

Introduction: This study evaluated the effect of gelfoam impregnated with botulinum toxin on the symptoms induced by allergic rhinitis. Materials and Methods: In total, 30 patients with allergic rhinitis who did not respond to common therapies were included in this clinical trial study. All patients were treated with intranasal gelfoam impregnated with botulinum toxin type a (...

In most cases chronic rhinitis can be a symptom of nasal sinus affection, allergic, immunologic or systemic disease as well as a result of toxic effects. Others are adenoids, septum deviation, foreign bodies and abuse of nasal drops. Besides of non-specific treatment pharmacological therapy aims at the treatment of the underlying disease. Possible complications of the chronic rhinitis are the a...

© Copyright The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology • The Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease http://e-aair.org The definition of remodeling is “model again or differently, reconstruct.” In the airway, reaction to chronic inflammatory conditions can lead to changes in the structural components of the airway wall, known as airway remodeling. Airway r...

The RQLQ was published in 1991 3 and validated in a pro­ spective two-arm treatment-based study of seasonal allergic rhinitis. The items in the questionnaire were reported by patients themselves to be important and to occur fre­ quently. Using 28 questions or SUMMARY Though sufferers of perennial allergic rhinitis do not die from their ailment, they endure years of chronic nose disease that Int...

BACKGROUND Asthma and allergic rhinitis are the two most common chronic disorders in childhood and adolescence. To date, no study has examined the impact of comorbid allergic rhinitis on asthma control in children. OBJECTIVE To examine the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in children with asthma, and the impact of the disease and its treatment on asthma control. METHODS A cross-sectional sur...

Both allergic disorders and obesity keep increasing in industrialized countries. Even though a strong association between obesity and allergy- related diseases has been reported in several studies, no published data show a scientific and firm link in-between the two conditions. In general, obesity and weight gain have been associated with an increased risk of asthma and allergic rhinitis. Asthm...

Background Effective treatment requires a correct diagnosis, however for different subgroups of chronic rhinitis patients differentiation on a clinical level is complicated. In the case of non-allergic rhinitis (NAR) that represents a wide spectrum of diseases, we are also faced with a missing mechanistic or molecular diagnosis. Here we present an unbiased transcriptomic approach on nasal epith...