BACKGROUND In the Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) classification, intermittent and persistent rhinitis were proposed to replace seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis (AR). AIM To better understand the ARIA classification of rhinitis. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out in 591 patients consulting ENT or allergy specialists for AR and 502 control subjects. The...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Asthma is a disease causing significant morbidity and mortality. In the recent past, there has been an explosion of pharmacotherapeutic options attempting to control the disease. Unfortunately, none of the current options offers the promise of prevention or a permanent cure. However, there appear to be exciting, new data emerging to support the hypothesis that the prevention o...

Background: Allergic diseases including asthma, allergic rhinitis (AR) and eczema are common chronic diseases in children. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma, AR and eczema in Sari, Iran. Methods: This study was carried out on all elementary schools selected as a cluster from February 2010 to July 2010 in Sari, North of Iran. A questionnaire was provided accordi...

BACKGROUND Diagnosis of allergic rhinitis is primarily based on history, physical examination and allergy testing. A technique that noninvasively evaluates the soft tissue changes in the nasal mucosa of allergic rhinitis patients has not been defined. AIMS To assess nasal mucosal changes and measure the submucosal fibrosis in allergic rhinitis patients with sonoelastography. STUDY DESIGN Ca...

In the last 10 years much interest has been directed towards the relationship between upper and lower airways, in particular between rhinitis and asthma. Several clinical and epidemiological studies have shown a strong association between rhinitis and asthma. Rhinitis has been demonstrated to be a major risk for asthma occurrence [1], with rhinitis often preceding the onset of asthma both in at...

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...

allergic asthma is a complex and chronic inflammatory airway disease. interleukin-17 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine which plays critical role in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma. it has been reported that β-arrestin2 regulated the development of allergic asthma at a proximal step in the inflammatory cascade. in this study, the influence of β-arrestin2 on interleukin-17 production and express...

The prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases has increased in recent years, particularly in the industrialized world. Allergic disease begins to manifest in the first years of life. The disorder usually manifests initially in the form of food allergy and atopic dermatitis, followed in later stages by respiratory allergy with rhinitis and/or asthma. This has led to the adoption of preventive m...

background: allergic diseases including asthma, allergic rhinitis (ar) and eczema are common chronic diseases in children. the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma, ar and eczema in sari, iran. methods: this study was carried out on all elementary schools selected as a cluster from february 2010 to july 2010 in sari, north of iran. a questionnaire was provided accordi...