Endotypes and phenotypes of chronic rhinosinusitis: A PRACTALL document of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1479-1490

  Akdis, Cezmi A ^a   Bachert, Claus ^b,i   Cingi, Cemal ^c   Dykewicz, Mark S ^d   Hellings, Peter W ^e   Naclerio, Robert M ^f   Schleimer, Robert P ^g   Ledford, Dennis ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

ⁱ KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

biological agents; Chronic rhinosinusitis; cytokines; diagnosis; endotypes; IgE; nasal polyps; pathophysiology; phenotypes; treatment

Indexed keywords

10 UNDECENOIC ACID; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BROMELAIN; CAPSAICIN; CHEMOKINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUROSEMIDE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITOR; LYSINE ASPIRIN; METHOTREXATE; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT; VITAMIN D;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; COMORBIDITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HONEY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MYCOSIS; NOSE POLYP; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; RHINITIS; RISK FACTORS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 84878538890     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.02.036     Document Type: Article

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