The role of aspirin desensitization in patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD)

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) consists of a classic tetrad: moderate/severe asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyps, and intolerance to aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Clinical control with drugs, surgery, and desensitization are...

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Main Authors: Jonas Willian Spies, Fabiana Cardoso Pereira Valera, Daniel Loiola Cordeiro, Taís Nociti de Mendonça, Marcelo Gonçalves Junqueira Leite, Edwin Tamashiro, Luiza Karla Arruda, Wilma Terezinha Anselmo-Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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