American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Work Group Report: Exercise-induced asthma

• Published in: Journal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 119; no. 6; pp. 1349 - 1358
• Main Authors: Weiler, John M., MD, Bonini, Sergio, MD, Coifman, Robert, MD, Craig, Timothy, DO, Delgado, Luís, MD, Capão-Filipe, Miguel, MD, Passali, Desiderio, MD, Randolph, Christopher, MD, Storms, William, MD
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.06.2007; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Airway management; Allergies; Allergy and Immunology; anaphylaxis; Asthma; Asthma, Exercise-Induced - diagnosis; Asthma, Exercise-Induced - drug therapy; Asthma, Exercise-Induced - epidemiology; Asthma, Exercise-Induced - therapy; athlete; Biological and medical sciences; Diagnosis, Differential; Exercise; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fundamental immunology; Humans; Medical sciences; medicine; Pathogenesis; Patients; Prevalence; Quality of life; Reporting requirements; Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis; Societies, Medical; Sports; United States; Vaccines; United States; North America; America; Exercise-induced laryngeal dysfunction; Eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation; Exercise-induced asthma; sports; athlete; exercise; medicine; anaphylaxis; Exercise-induced bronchospasm; Asthma; GERD; Exercise-induced anaphylaxis; EVH; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; EIA; EILD; Food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis; EIAna; FDEIAna; EIB; Physical exercise; Lung disease; Allergy; Immunopathology; Respiratory disease; Athlete; Medicine; Sport; Anaphylaxis; Immunology; Bronchus disease; Obstructive pulmonary disease
• ISSN: 0091-6749; 1097-6825
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.02.041

[...]rhinitis should be treated in patients with rhinitis and EIA because nasal symptoms may have an impact of the severity of asthma associated with exercise.30 Nasal congestion may directly limit performance as well as reduce quality of life and quality of sleep, even if it does not worsen EIA.101 Nasal steroids and nonsedating antihistamines should be used, and athletes should be told to avoid allergens if possible or to receive allergy vaccine if indicated.