Aspirin-Exacerbated Asthma

Aspirin-Exacerbated Asthma

<p/> <p>This review focuses on aspirin-exacerbated asthma (AEA). The review includes historical perspective of aspirin, prevalence, pathogenesis, clinical features and treatment of AEA. The pathogenesis of AEA involves the cyclooxygenase and lipooxygenase pathway. Aspirin affects both of...

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Main Authors: Varghese Mathew, Lockey Richard F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-06-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
Subjects:
aspirin desensitization
aspirin exacerbated asthma
aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease
aspirin sensitive asthma
cysteinyl leukotriene
leukotriene
leukotriene C4
leukotriene C4 synthase
Online Access:http://www.aacijournal.com/content/4/2/75

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http://www.aacijournal.com/content/4/2/75

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