Opinion statement Nasal provocation test (NPT) with allergens is a simple and safe
technique recommended in different diagnostic and research settings. In the daily practice …

Background: It is unclear what constitutes a clinically meaningful response for allergic
rhinitis (AR) outcomes. The objectives of these post hoc analyses were (1) to define a …

BACKGROUND: Rhinomanometry is used to measure nasal airflow, which is frequently
impaired in allergic rhinitis (AR). Decongestion testing consists of spraying an intranasal …

Reported here are the results of a large‐scale trial conducted under the guidance of Prof
Giovanni Motta, which I coordinated. A total of 656 patients with nasal hyperreactivity were …

BACKGROUND Nasal provocation tests with lysine-aspirin have recently been introduced
for assessment of aspirin intolerant asthma. A study was undertaken to evaluate the …

Nasal challenge testing with allergen extracts is currently used to diagnose nasal allergy
and, to a greater extent, in studies of pathophysiology of allergic rhinitis. The resulting nasal …

Allergen specific nasal challenge (ASNC) is an optimal model to study the
pathophysiological mechanisms sustaining allergic inflammation, particularly the cytokine …

Defined criteria for nasal provocation exist only for the anterior Rhinomanometrie (aRM).
During the last years there are other techniques for nasal provocation in use. In this study …

Background Patients report nasal congestion as the most bothersome seasonal allergic
rhinitis (SAR) symptom. Measurement of this symptom in previous research has largely been …

Background: The safety and utility of nasal provocation tests with lysine-aspirin (l-ASA) in the
diagnosis of aspirin-intolerant asthma (AIA) have previously been described in a short series …