<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>OBJECTIVE.</bold> This study aimed to analyse the association of absolute eosinophil count (AEC), serum IgE and spirometry with co-morbid bronchial asthma in patients with allergic rhinitis.<bold>MATERIAL AND METHODS.</bold> This study involved 50 patients with signs and symptoms of allergic rhinitis who underwent a clinical examination and various tests, including spirometry, and were followed up regularly. Patients found to have bronchial asthma or nasal polyposis were treated accordingly.<bold>RESULTS.</bold> The study found the prevalence of bronchial asthma in patients with allergic rhinitis to be 58% and that the severity of bronchial asthma was reduced significantly, with lesser acute attacks and reduced hospitalizations with the effective treatment of allergic rhinitis (p=0.064).<bold>CONCLUSION.</bold> This study showed that elevated AEC and serum IgE were significantly associated with co-existing allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma and increased the chance of co-existence of these two pathologies. Spirometry is a useful tool for observing the response to treatment.</abstract>

OBJECTIVE. This study aimed to analyse the association of absolute eosinophil count (AEC), serum IgE and spirometry with co-morbid bronchial asthma in patients with allergic rhinitis.MATERIAL AND METHODS. This study involved 50 patients with signs and symptoms of allergic rhinitis who underwent a clinical examination and various tests, including spirometry, and were followed up regularly. Patients found to have bronchial asthma or nasal polyposis were treated accordingly.RESULTS. The study found the prevalence of bronchial asthma in patients with allergic rhinitis to be 58% and that the severity of bronchial asthma was reduced significantly, with lesser acute attacks and reduced hospitalizations with the effective treatment of allergic rhinitis (p=0.064).CONCLUSION. This study showed that elevated AEC and serum IgE were significantly associated with co-existing allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma and increased the chance of co-existence of these two pathologies. Spirometry is a useful tool for observing the response to treatment.

The association of absolute eosinophil count, serum immunoglobulin E and spirometry with co-morbid bronchial asthma in patients with allergic rhinitis

Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Romanian Journal of Rhinology

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OBJECTIVE. This study aimed to analyse the association of absolute eosinophil count (AEC), serum IgE and spirometry with co-morbid bronchial asthma in patients...

The association of absolute eosinophil count, serum immunoglobulin E and spirometry with co-morbid bronchial asthma in patients with allergic rhinitis

Publicado en línea: 30 jul 2019

Páginas: 151 - 154

Recibido: 04 may 2019

Aceptado: 27 jun 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2019-0018

Palabras clave
allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, comorbidity, spirometry, nasal polyps

© 2019 Neelima Vijayan et al., published by Sciendo

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The association of absolute eosinophil count, serum immunoglobulin E and spirometry with co-morbid bronchial asthma in patients with allergic rhinitis

Publicado en línea: 30 jul 2019

Páginas: 151 - 154

Recibido: 04 may 2019

Aceptado: 27 jun 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2019-0018

Palabras claveallergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, comorbidity, spirometry, nasal polyps

© 2019 Neelima Vijayan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, comorbidity, spirometry, nasal polyps