Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease: Prevalence, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Considerations for the Future

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  • Joshua L. Kennedy
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Ashley N. Stoner
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Larry Borish
    Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health Systems, Charlottesville, Virginia

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<jats:p> Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is a late onset condition characterized by the Samter triad (aspirin sensitivity [as well as sensitivity to any nonselective cyclooxygenase inhibitor], nasal polyps, asthma) and additional features, including eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis, hypereosinophilia, anosmia, frequent absence of atopy, and, intolerance to ingestion of red wine and other alcoholic beverages. The diagnosis is rare, and, because of this, it is also often missed by physicians. However, it is highly overexpressed in patients with severe asthma (and severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps), which makes its recognition essential. For this review, we considered mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of this disease and discussed the clinical symptoms of AERD. We also discussed the role of aspirin desensitization in the treatment of AERD. Also, we considered medications (e.g, leukotriene modifiers) and surgical interventions that have a role in the treatment of AERD. </jats:p>

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