inadequate attention given to the management of asthma and ways of improving treatment could be a significant factor for the increase morbidity and mortality from asthma despite major advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease. there seems to be paucity of data concerning the management pattern and burden of asthma in africa. this study was undertaken to determine the p...

although current guidelines place single leukotriene receptor antagonists use as a therapeutic option in mild persistent asthma, there is still uncertainty about its place. in this study efficiency of montelukast monotherapy in children with moderate persistent asthma was evaluated. children (age 6 to 16) with persistent moderate asthma were treated prospectively with budesonide combined with m...

Asthma and eosinophilia are two closely related pathologies whose interaction is key in the era of precision medicine. However, this relationship rarely taken into account without influence therapeutic prescriptions. In study involving 1296 subjects, between asthma was analyzed taking other biases. We observed that rhinitis only appears non-asthmatic patients with elevated blood eosinophil leve...

gastro-esophageal reflux disease (gerd) regularly occurs when stomach acid moves up from the stomach into the esophagus. gerd might be associated with chronic asthma symptoms such as coughing and breathlessness. according to several studies on children and adults, gerd is proven to have a close relationship with asthma.  medication treatment via proton-pump inhibitors (ppis), such as omeprazole,...

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...

asthma is a global problem that affects over 300 million people in the world. the main reason of asthma is allergy and atopy. asthmatic patients are sensitized to allergens that can be resulting asthma attacks. fungi as an allergen can be sensitized atopic people and present a severe asthma. fungi have been found in water-damaged homes of asthmatic patients. allergic asthma is associated with e...

       Asthma, which is mainly distinguished by airway inflammation and bronchial hyper responsiveness, is known as one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide. It also is the most frequent chronic respiratory disorder amongst all age groups. On one side of the asthma story, there are massive investment of time, effort and money, a large number of pharmaceutical and academic research stud...

introduction: asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease. genetic and environmental factors have been important role in the induction of asthma. it's estimated that asthma affect 2.7 to 35.4% of child (in average 13.4%) in iran. the aims of this study to assess the costs of asthma patients admitted in boali hospital in sari in the north of iran. patients and methods: this descriptive ...