These parameters were developed by the Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters,
representing the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; the American …

This document contains complete guidelines for diagnosis and management of rhinitis
developed by the Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters in Allergy, Asthma and …

The methodology for EPOS2012 has been the same as for the other two productions.
Leaders in the field were invited to critically appraise the literature and write a report on a …

Nasal polyps are common, affecting one to four per cent of the population. Their cause,
however, remains unknown and it is possible that it is not the same in all patients. They have …

Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that causes dysfunction of
exocrine glands, and has several clinical manifestations. Among those, sinonasal …

The cause of cystic fibrosis has been determined to be faulty ionic transport of chloride
across the apical membrane of epithelial cells lining exocrine glands. The subnormal ionic …

A major purpose of treating patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is to prevent or delay chronic
lung infections with CF-pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria. In the intermittent stage …

Despite the prevalence and long history of nasal polyps, many questions still exist with
respect to incidence and pathogenesis. Although allergy has been commonly thought to be …

The endoscopic intranasal appearance of 211 adult patients with cystic fibrosis was studied.
The prevalence of nasal polyps in this study was 37%. The commonest nasal symptoms …

Beginning in preschool age, during their lives, up to 50% of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients
experience obstructing nasal polyposis (NP), which is rare in non-CF children. Pathogenetic …