Intranasal flunisolide treatment in patients with non-allergic rhinitis

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 401-409

  Varricchio, A ^a   Capasso, M ^a   De Lucia, A ^a   Avvisati, F ^a   Varricchio, A M ^b   Bettoncelli, G ^c   Ciprandi, Giorgio ^d  

^a San Gennaro Hospital   (Italy)

^b SANTOBONO PAUSILIPON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Società Italiana di Medicina Generale SIMG   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inflammatory cells; Intranasal corticosteroids; Intranasal flunisolide; Non allergic rhinitis; Turbinates

Indexed keywords

FLUNISOLIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TURBINATE; VASOMOTOR RHINITIS; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITALIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEBULIZER; RHINITIS; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; FEMALE; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; RHINITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051755680     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463201102400213     Document Type: Article

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