Urinary leukotriene E4 is a biomarker for chronic rhinosinusitis associated with leukotriene dysregulation irrespective of aspirin sensitivity status

Author(s):  
Beau M. Idler ◽  
Devyani Lal ◽  
Michael J. Marino
2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendrik Graefe ◽  
Christina Roebke ◽  
Dirk Schäfer ◽  
Jens Eduard Meyer

Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) refers to aspirin sensitivity, chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), nasal polyposis, asthma, eosinophil inflammation in the upper and lower airways, urticaria, angioedema, and anaphylaxis following the ingestion of NSAIDs. Epidemiologic and pathophysiological links between these diseases are established. The precise pathogenesis remains less defined, even though there is some progress in the understanding of several molecular mechanisms. Nevertheless, these combinations of diseases in patients classified by AERD constitute a fatal combination and may be difficult to treat with standard medical and surgical interventions. This paper reviews in brief the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, molecular pathogenesis, and specific therapies of patients classified by AERD and postulates future attempts to gain new insights into this disease.


2014 ◽  
Vol 133 (6) ◽  
pp. 1759-1763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahboobeh Mahdavinia ◽  
Roderick G. Carter ◽  
Christopher J. Ocampo ◽  
Whitney Stevens ◽  
Atsushi Kato ◽  
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Pneumologie ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 70 (07) ◽  
Author(s):  
JJ Salomon ◽  
T Albrecht ◽  
H Scheuermann ◽  
I Baumann ◽  
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