title: Asthma and nasopharyngitis.
abstract: Many cases of nasal allergy and bronchial asthma are accompanied with a severe inflammation in the region of the nasopharynx (nasopharyngitis). The local treatment improved the condition of the nasal allergy or bronchial asthma. This mechanism is explained by the irritability of the inflammation of the nasopharynx in which the host scarcely noticed its existence. The existence of this inflammation can only be proven by the direct examination (swab) of mucous membrane wall of the nasopharynx. The stimulation of the nasopharynx causes the excitment of the organism through the autonomic nervous system or in some other form. The serum fraction (IgA) and eosinophilia accompanied by the nasal allergy will also be corrected by the local treatment of nasopharyngitis to its normal condition at the same time.
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D001775:Blood Circulation; D002648:Child; D002712:Chlorides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009304:Nasopharyngitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000209:etiology*; D015032:Zinc / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D015032:Zinc