Asthma, Nasal Polyposis, and Aspirin Sensitivity

Comments and Corrections1 November 1973Asthma, Nasal Polyposis, and Aspirin SensitivityJ. C. DELANEY, M.B., CH.B., M.R.C.P.J. C. DELANEY, M.B., CH.B., M.R.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-79-5-761_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: I was interested to read the paper by Lockey, Rucknagel, and Vanselow, (Ann Intern Med 78:57-63, 1973) reporting two families with the syndrome of asthma, nasal polyposis, and aspirin sensitivity. Considering the relatively high prevalence of asthma occurring in families, familial aspirin-induced asthma appears to be rare, there being only one other case report in the literature (1). Samter and Beers (2) found no examples of familial aspirin disease in their groups of more than 1000 patients.In a group of 34 patients with this syndrome in Liverpool, the triad has been found in two members of...References1. MILLER F: Aspirin-induced bronchial asthma in sisters. Ann Allergy 29:263-265, 1971 MedlineGoogle Scholar2. SAMTERBEERS MR: Intolerance to aspirin. Clinical studies and consideration of its pathogenesis. Ann Intern Bed 68:975-983, 1968 LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The United Liverpool Hospitals David Lewis Northern Hospital Liverpool England PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByComplementary Participation of Genetics and Epigenetics in Development of NSAID-exacerbated Respiratory DiseasePrevalence of Aspirin-Induced Asthma in Certain Group of Kosovo Population and its PresentationGenetic Mechanisms in Aspirin-induced AsthmaAnalgesics and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory DrugsNasal polyps and bronchial asthmaACETYLSALICYLIC ACID INTOLERANCE 1 November 1973Volume 79, Issue 5Page: 761-761KeywordsAspirinAsthmaBeer Issue Published: 1 November 1973 PDF DownloadLoading ...