Investigation of pituitary disease

Sathyapalan, Thozhukat; Atkin, Stephen L.

Abstract

The close relationship between the upper respiratory tract (nose and paranasal sinuses) and the lower respiratory tract (tracheobronchial tree) is something that is manifestly observed by all practising rhinologists. There is strong epidemiological evidence both from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies that rhinitis and asthma are related. Many patients with allergic rhinitis who do not have asthma symptoms demonstrate bronchial hyperresponsiveness, a key feature of asthma. Patients with allergic rhinitis and bronchial hyperresponsiveness are at greater risk of developing asthma than those with normal bronchial challenges. Asthma and rhinitis share many common risk factors. There are many studies which support rhinitis as a risk factor for asthma both in children and adults. There are many anatomical and physiological similarities between the upper and lower airways. Eosinophilic infiltration of the nasal mucosa has been demonstrated in patients with asthma irrespective of the presence of nasal symptoms, further supporting the hypothesis that asthma and rhinitis are clinical manifestations of the same disease.

Citation

Sathyapalan, T., & Atkin, S. L. (2018). Investigation of pituitary disease. In J. Watkinson, & R. Clarke (Eds.), Scott-Brown's Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, vol.1 (915-921). (8th ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780203731031

• Online Publication Date: Aug 13, 2018
• Publication Date: Jun 12, 2018
• Deposit Date: Oct 2, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 4, 2022
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Pages: 915-921
• Edition: 8th ed.
• Book Title: Scott-Brown's Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, vol.1
• Chapter Number: 83
• ISBN: 9781351399067; 9781138094611
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9780203731031
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4025585