Introduction The diagnosis of a primary immunodeficiency disorder (PID) can be lengthy. Most countries do not routinely screen patients with recurrent infection for PIDs, of any age group –...

A company-sponsored scientific symposium held last year during the 34th European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) congress, in Barcelona, Spain, has signalled the need for a more...

Welcome to Key Opinions in Medicine This issue focuses on the role of Immunoglobulin E (IgE) in severe allergic asthma and chronic spontaneous urticaria / chronic idiopathic urticaria (CSU / CIU,...

Asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR) are linked on several levels (Table 1). These diseases have a high co-incidence rate,(1) share a common anatomy(1-3) and similar responsiveness triggers. Both are...

El asma y la rinitis alérgica (RA) están vinculadas en varios niveles (Tabla 1). Estas enfermedades tienen una elevada tasa de incidencia concomitante(1) y comparten una anatomía común(1-3) y...

L’asma e la rinite allergica (RA) sono malattie associate su svariati livelli (Tabella 1). Queste patologie hanno un tasso di coincidenza elevato,(1) condividono una parte anatomica comune(1-3) e...

Asthma und allergische Rhinitis (AR) sind auf verschiedenen Ebenen miteinander verknüpft (Tabelle 1). Beide Erkrankungen haben eine hohe Koinzidenzrate,(1) teilen sich einen gemeinsamen anatomischen...

Aunque los corticoesteroides intranasales (CEIN) constituyen el tratamiento más eficaz de la rinitis alérgica (RA) (8;9), no todos los pacientes experimentan un alivio óptimo de los síntomas...

Benché i corticosteroidi intranasali (INS) siano il trattamento più efficace per la rinite allergica (RA)(8;9), non tutti i pazienti ottengono con essi un controllo ottimale dei sintomi(10)....

Although intranasal corticosteroids (INS) are the most effective allergic rhinitis (AR) treatment(8;9), not all patients achieve optimal symptom relief whilst taking them(10). Treatment practices as...