Rhinitis can be divided into allergic and non-allergic rhinitis. Rhinitis, particularly allergic rhinitis, has been shown to be associated with obstructive sleep apnea; a condition characterized by repetitive upper airway obstruction during sleep. Allergic rhinitis increases the risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea by two major mechanisms: 1) increase in airway resistance due to higher na...

Miliary mottling on chest radiography is seen in miliary tuberculosis, certain fungal infections, sarcoidosis, coal miner’s pneumoconiosis, silicosis, hemosiderosis, fibrosing alveolitis, acute extrinsic allergic alveolitis, pulmonary eosinophilic syndrome, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, and rarely in hematogenous metastases from the primary cancers of the thyroid, kidney, trophoblasts, and so...

BACKGROUND The effect of helminth infections on allergic diseases is still inconclusive. Furthermore, the effect of helminth infections on childhood allergic diseases in a tropical area where prevalence of helminth infections has undergone dramatic changes is not well documented. OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between allergic diseases and helminth infection in a cohort of schoolch...

Parents who have a baby with infantile colic experienced a different thought and emotions such as hopelessness, fatigue and impasses. In this study, our living experience as a professional nursing parents' are represented with new relieving modality for infantile colic. Herein, we report a new relieving dietary protocol for a colicky infant with non- Immunoglobulin E – mediated protein induced ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of allergic diseases on the subjective well-being and life satisfaction of primary-school children. DESIGN Population-based cohort. SETTING Finnish sample of children ages 10 and 12 from the International Survey of Children's Well-Being. PARTICIPANTS Nationally representative sample of 1947 school children. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Two different instruments to...

In general population about 15-20% of subjects have suffered from one episode of urticaria-angioedema syndrome in their life. The etiology of his condition is various and multifactorial. In children the principal cause of acute urticaria is infection, while physical factors are the main agents of chronic urticaria. All those conditions which lack an etiology are named chronic idiopathic urticar...

The aim of this study was to elucidate the prevalence of canine atopic/allergic dermatitis in Mashhad (North-East of Iran) in a hospital-population of dogs and to evaluate its clinical features according to the diagnostic criteria of the disease by Willemse and Prélaud. Among 111 canine patients with dermatologic problems, admitted to Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Veterinary Teaching Hospital...

Background The association between smoking and lower airway inflammation and disease is well documented; however, it is not established whether smoking also induces disease of the upper airways. In a previous study, we found nonallergic rhinitis (NAR) to be associated with smoking in a dose-dependent manner; in addition, asthma and chronic bronchitis were linked with NAR. In the present study, ...

The incidence of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) or non-specific urethritis (NSU) has risen steadily during the past two decades. This has been shown both in the Ministry of Health returns from venereal disease clinics in England and Wales, and in epidemiological studies from abroad, notably those of Baier (1949) from the United States Forces in Japan, Babione and Graham (1952) from the United ...

Background Allergic rhinitis and asthma as single entities affect more boys than girls in childhood but more females in adulthood. However, it is unclear if this prevalence sex-shift also occurs in allergic rhinitis and concurrent asthma. Thus, our aim was to compare sex-specific differences in the prevalence of coexisting allergic rhinitis and asthma in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. ...