title: [Hypersensitivity to acetylsalicylic acid].
abstract: Hypersensitivity to acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is characterized by the co-occurrence of symptoms so-called aspirin triad, which include bronchial asthma, chronic rhinitis and sinusitis and the nasal mucosa polyps. The disease affects about 1% of the general population and in patients with bronchial asthma incidence may be as high as 10%. Hypersensitivity to aspirin is a difficult diagnostic problem, so the increased knowledge on this subject is a very important for the physicians of many specialties.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wojtczak
authors.forename: Jadwiga
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skrętkowicz
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000139:chemically induced; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000139:chemically induced; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D001241:Aspirin