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Rhinitis associated with asthma is distinct from rhinitis alone: The ARIA-MeDAL...
Bousquet, J.; Melén, E.; Haahtela, T.; Koppelman, G. H.; Togias, A.; Valenta, R.; Akdis, C. A.; Czarlewski, W.; Rothenberg, M.; Valiulis, A.Asthma, rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis (AD) are interrelated clinical phenotypes that partly overlap in the human interactome. The concept of "one-airway-one-disease," coined over 20 years ago, is a simplistic approach of the links between upper- and lower-airway allergic diseases. With new data, it is time to reassess the concept. This article reviews (i) the clinical observations that led to Allergic Rhiniti...
Validation of app and phone versions of the Control of Allergic Rhinitis and As...
Jácome, C.; Pereira, R.; Almeida, R.; Amaral, Rita; Correia, M. A.; Mendes, S.; Vieira-Marques, P.; Ferreira, J. A.; Lopes, I.; Gomes, J.; Vidal, C.Assessment of asthma control at every opportunity is recommended. Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test (CARAT) is a patient reported outcome measure commonly used to assess asthma control in clinical practice.It includes ten questions answered in a 4 point Like rt scale that address upper and lower airway symptoms, sleep interference, limitation of activities , and the need to increase medication over a...
The Portuguese Severe Asthma Registry: Development, Features, and Data Sharing ...
Sá-Sousa, A.; Fonseca, J.; Pereira, A.; Ferreira, A.; Arrobas, A.; Mendes, A.; Drummond, M.; Videira, W.; Costa, T.; Farinha, P.; Soares, J.; Rocha, P.The Portuguese Severe Asthma Registry (Registo de Asma Grave Portugal, RAG) was developed by an open collaborative network of asthma specialists. RAG collects data from adults and pediatric severe asthma patients that despite treatment optimization and adequate management of comorbidities require step 4/5 treatment according to GINA recommendations. In this paper, we describe the development and implementation ...