Introduction: Allergic rhinitis and asthma can be related to occupation. The present study aimed to investigate the correlation between asthma or allergic rhinitis and employment in the palm tree gardens of Jahrom, Iran.   Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 50 palm tree garden workers and a control group of 50 office employees. Data collection included demographic...

objective(s): asthma results from the interaction between genetic and environmental factors. adam33 gene on chromosome 20p13 is associated with asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness. materials and methods: this is a case-control study, where four snps s1 (rs3918396), t1 (rs2280091), t2 (rs2280090), v4 (rs2787094) of adam33 gene have been assessed in patients with allergic asthma and normal cont...

background: asthma is a multifactorial disease and its severity varies with the inflammatory grade. there are conflicting reports about the roles of trace elements in asthma. this study examined the effects of zinc (zn), copper (cu), and selenium (se) concentrations in sera of patients with allergic asthma attending ghaem hospital, mashhad, iran. methods: forty-nine patients, aged 10 to 50 year...

allergic asthma is the most common acute inflammatory airway disorder and their incidence population has exploded in the last years, being estimated that over 300 million people worldwide have the condition. here, we present a brief overview of relationship of allergic asthma with diet and food intake. several studies have shown that most asthma cases are due to an allergic immune response to e...

Asthma is a complicated disorder, whose prevalence has increased over the past few decades.Asthma is characterized by infiltration of inflammatory leukocytes along with enhancedproinflammatory cytokines and chemokines. Fungi are now far more widely being considered as thedominant extrinsic trigger for asthma. Fungi are linked to the severity of asthma in many ways. Somedifferences between studi...

asthma and allergic diseases present a major health burden. information on the prevalence of these diseases indicates that these diseases are increasing in various parts of the world. it was hoped that this study would be helpful to health system policy-makers in planning allergy prevention programs in the region.the prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases and relation between the various ri...

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: 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...