- Terms used to describe this condition include:
- Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD)
- Aspirin induced asthma
- Aspirin sensitivity
- Aspirin intolerance
- Worsening inflammation of airways producing increased asthma symptoms after ingestion of aspirin or NSAID
- 21% in adults and 5% in children (age is usually 20-30's years-old)
- Occurs in women more often then men
- Symptoms usually occur within 3 hours of ingestion [11]
- Emergent treatment is no different from any other asthma attack
- If this history is obtained it can help further treatment for this patient
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