Article
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) exacerbated respiratory disease phenotype: Topical NSAID and asthma control - A possible oversight link.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Sept 2016
Tan Jessica Han Ying, Hsu Anne Ann Ling
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) also recently known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) exacerbated respiratory disease (NERD) must avoid aspirin and all other oral NSAIDs. The effect of topical NSAID (tNSAID), especially salicylates which are commonly present in topical medicated preparations, on asthma control of this phenotype is studied. METHODS: The study...
Topics
- Administration, Topical
- Adult
- Aged
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Aspirin
- Asthma, Aspirin-Induced
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Forced Expiratory Volume
- Humans
- Hypersensitivity
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Respiration Disorders
