{"id":5233,"date":"2007-05-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.dev\/?p=5233"},"modified":"2007-05-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-31T00:00:00","slug":"aspirin-hypersensitivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/aspirin-hypersensitivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspirin Hypersensitivity Common Among Asthma Sufferers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src='http:\/\/tbn0.google.com\/images?q=tbn:ucSNYODzoTh2bM:http:\/\/www.hno.harvard.edu' border='0' align='right' alt='aspirin'><a target='_blank' href=http:\/\/www.earthtimes.org\/articles\/show\/news_press_release,112323.shtml><br \/>EARTHtimes.org<\/a> reports that the Global Allergy  and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN) recently published a paper on the diagnosis of aspirin hypersensitivity.<\/p>\n<p>While most people tolerate it, aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can trigger violent allergic reactions, asthma, sinusitis, or urticaria (hives). Such reactions may lead to anaphylaxis, a potentially fatal multi-system reaction.<\/p>\n<p>Hypersensitivity to aspirin is one of the most common adverse drug reactions, and it is largely under-diagnosed. At least 0.5% of the general population suffers from aspirin hypersensitivity, and asthma sufferers are more likely to be affected. <b>A recent study found that about 20% of asthmatic adults are hypersensitive to aspirin.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The only way to test for aspirin hypersensitivity is to administer a challenge test, in which very small amounts of aspirin are given to the patient in increasing doses. The GA2LEN paper outlines the protocols for a challenge test.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We hope this position paper will enable physicians to proceed with diagnosis,&#8217; says Professor Andrew Szczeklik, the main author of the paper.  &#8216;A long list of non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs for common indications, such as headache, is contraindicated to hypersensitive patients.  A proper diagnosis will have a real benefit for them as they will be directed by their doctors to alternative medication[s] that are completely safe to take, without any side-effect[s].&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EARTHtimes.org reports that the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN) recently published a paper on the diagnosis of aspirin hypersensitivity. While most people tolerate it, aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can trigger violent allergic reactions, asthma, sinusitis,&hellip; <\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[188],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5233\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}