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Allergic Rhinitis and its Associated Co-Morbidities at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania; A Prospective Review of 190 Cases. [PDF]

, 2012
Allergic rhinitis is one of the commonest atopic diseases which contribute to significant morbidity world wide while its epidemiology in Tanzania remains sparse.
Rambau, Peter, Said A Said, Mabula D Mchembe, Said, S.A., Gilyoma, J.M., Peter Rambau, Said, Said A, Rambau, P., Gilyoma, Japhet M, Chalya, Phillipo L, Chalya, P.L., McHembe, Mabula D, Phillipo L Chalya, Mchembe, M.D., Japhet M Gilyoma   +14 more
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Omalizumab for Severe Asthma: Beyond Allergic Asthma [PDF]

BioMed Research International, 2018
Different subsets of asthma patients may be recognized according to the exposure trigger and the frequency and severity of clinical signs and symptoms. Regarding the exposure trigger, generally asthma can be classified as allergic (or atopic) and nonallergic (or nonatopic). Allergic and nonallergic asthma are distinguished by the presence or absence of
C. C. Loureiro, L. Amaral, J. A. Ferreira, R. Lima, C. Pardal, I. Fernandes, L. Semedo, A. Arrobas   +7 more
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CHI3L1 polymorphisms, cord blood YKL-40 levels and later asthma development [PDF]

, 2016
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in chitinase 3-like 1 (CHI3L1), the gene encoding YKL-40, and increased serum YKL-40 levels are associated with severe forms of asthma. It has never been addressed whether SNPs in CHI3L1 and cord blood YKL-40 levels
Gorlanova, Olga, Olga Gorlanova, Latzin, Philipp, Frey, Urs, Jakob Usemann, Urs Frey, Philipp Latzin, Dominik Hartl, Mack, Ines, Hartl, Dominik, Schmidt, Anne, Röösli, Martin, Ines Mack, Usemann, Jakob, Martin Röösli, Anne Schmidt   +15 more
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Does unified allergic airway disease impact on lung function and type 2 biomarkers?

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 2019
The concept of the unified allergic airway disease (UAD) recognises the association between allergic inflammation in the upper and lower airways. Patients with asthma and concomitant allergic rhinitis experience more asthma-related primary and secondary ...
Chris RuiWen Kuo, Rory Chan, Brian Lipworth   +2 more
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Rule-based models of the interplay between genetic and environmental factors in childhood allergy [PDF]

, 2013
Both genetic and environmental factors are important for the development of allergic diseases. However, a detailed understanding of how such factors act together is lacking. To elucidate the interplay between genetic and environmental factors in allergic
Erik Melén (276082), van Hage, Marianne, Sääf Annika, Pershagen Göran, Ville Pulkkinen (397765), Komorowski Jan, Cilla Söderhäll (117617), Göran Pershagen, Jan Komorowski, Nathalie Acevedo (147971), Torabi Moghadam, Behrooz, Juha Kere, Marianne van Hage (91132), Kabesch Michael, Jan Komorowski (80237), Torabi Moghadam Behrooz, Behrooz Torabi Moghadam, Pietras, Christina Orsmark, Moghadam, Behrooz Torabi,, Orsmark Pietras, Christina, Gert Doekes (397763), Kere Juha, Kere, Juha, Markus Ege, Pulkkinen, Ville, Cilla Söderhäll, van Hage Marianne, Moghadam, Behrooz Torabi, Braun-Fahrlaender, Charlotte, Michael Kabesch, Markus Ege (487113), Melén Erik, Komorowski, Jan,, Behrooz Torabi Moghadam (487112), Annika Scheynius, Kabesch, Michael, Riedler, Josef, Göran Pershagen (147977), Bornelöv Susanne, Pulkkinen Ville, Braun-Fahrländer Charlotte, Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte, Christina Orsmark Pietras, Acevedo Nathalie, Anna Bergström (276081), Ege, Markus, Ville Pulkkinen, Nathalie Acevedo, Bergström, Anna, Melén, Erik, Komorowski, Jan, Erik Melén, Christina Orsmark Pietras (397760), Ege Markus, Riedler Josef, Susanne Bornelöv (189128), Bornelöv, Susanne, Pershagen, Göran, Sääf, Annika, Doekes, Gert, Susanne Bornelöv, Gert Doekes, Orsmark Pietras Christina, Söderhäll Cilla, Josef Riedler, Annika Sääf, Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer, Anna Bergström, Acevedo, Nathalie, Annika Sääf (31948), Söderhäll, Cilla, Doekes Gert, Bornelöv, Susanne,, Scheynius, Annika, Annika Scheynius (31954), Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer (18248), Josef Riedler (194501), Juha Kere (11900), Bergström Anna, Scheynius Annika, Marianne van Hage, Michael Kabesch (185885)   +81 more
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Updates on functional characterisation of bronchopulmonary dysplasia – the contribution of lung function testing

Frontiers in Medicine, 2015
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease that predominantly affects prematurely born infants. Initially BPD was described in infants who had suffered severe respiratory failure and required high pressure, mechanical ventilation with ...
Anne eGreenough, Anne eGreenough, Anoop ePahuja   +2 more
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Risk factors for atopic and non-atopic asthma in a rural area of Ecuador

, 2010
Background: Asthma has emerged as an important public health problem of urban populations in Latin America. Epidemiological data suggest that a minority of asthma cases in Latin America may be associated with allergic sensitisation and that other ...
Oviedo, G, Erazo, S, Barreto, ML, Quinzo, I, Moncayo, AL, Fiaccone, RL, Vaca, M, Cooper, PJ, Chico, ME   +8 more
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Risk factors and immunological pathways for asthma and other allergic diseases in children: background and methodology of a longitudinal study in a large urban center in Northeastern Brazil (Salvador-SCAALA study). [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases has increased in industrialised countries, and it is known that rates vary according whether the area is urban or rural and to socio-economic status.
Barreto, Mauricio L, Cooper Philip J, Bernd Genser, Alcântara-Neves, Neuza, Pontes-de-Carvalho, Lain Carlos, Stein, Renato Tetelbom, Cooper, Philip J, Cruz Álvaro A, Cruz, Alvaro A, Stein, Renato T, Carvalho Lain P, Barreto, Maurício Lima, Cunha, Sergio S, Lain P Carvalho, Genser Bernd, Cunha Sergio S, Sergio S Cunha, Álvaro A Cruz, Neves, Neuza Maria Alcântara, Cooper, Philip John, Carvalho, Lain P, Rodrigues Laura C, Cunha, Sergio Souza da, Stein Renato T, Laura C Rodrigues, Philip J Cooper, Genser, Bernd, Alcântara-Neves Neuza, Mauricio L Barreto, Barreto Mauricio L, Rodrigues, Laura C, Neuza Alcântara-Neves, Rodrigues, Laura Cunha, Renato T Stein, Cruz Filho, Alvaro Augusto Souza da   +34 more
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Conducting retrospective impact analysis to inform a medical research charity’s funding strategies: The case of Asthma UK [PDF]

, 2013
© 2013 Hanney et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and ...
Amanda Watt, Teresa H Jones, Jones, TH, Hanney, S, Metcalf, L, Stephen R Hanney, Leanne Metcalf, Watt, A   +7 more
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Managing Co-Morbid Asthma With Allergic Rhinitis: Targeting the One-Airway With Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists

World Allergy Organization Journal, 2012
Allergic rhinitis is a common inflammatory condition affecting upper airways, nose, and eyes. Allergic rhinitis is a global health problem and is increasing in prevalence.
Erkka Valovirta, MD, PhD
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