atopic asthma

atopic asthma.

See allergic asthma.

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asthma

a condition marked by recurrent attacks of dyspnea, with wheezing due to spasmodic constriction of the bronchi.

It is also known as bronchial asthma. Attacks vary greatly from occasional periods of wheezing and slight dyspnea to severe attacks that almost cause suffocation.

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acute equine asthma

sudden attacks of respiratory distress in horses at pasture; the dyspnea responds dramatically to treatment with corticosteroids combined with antihistamines.

allergic asthma

extrinsic asthma; bronchial asthma due to allergy. Called also atopic asthma.

atopic asthma

see allergic asthma (above).

bronchial asthma

asthma.

cardiac asthma

a term applied to breathing difficulties due to pulmonary edema in heart disease, such as left ventricular failure.

feline asthma

see feline bronchial asthma.

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atopic

1. displaced; ectopic.

2. pertaining to atopy.

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atopic asthma

see allergic asthma.

atopic dermatitis

called also atopic disease, allergic inhalant dermatitis. See canine atopy.

atopic disease

see atopic dermatitis (above).

atopic rhinitis

see enzootic nasal granuloma, atopy.

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Patient discussion about atopic asthma.

Q. How can I prevent my future Children from Inheriting my Allergies / Allergic Asthma? I have Allergies & Allergic ASTHMA, I have read about Childhood “Allergic MARCH " ... Is there ANYTHING my Husband & I can do before conception to prevent my Children from inheriting this terrible Disease?

A. does your husband have allergy in his family too? Allergies are environmental at least as much as they are genetic. There is the “hygiene hypothesis” that suggest allergies caused by lack of encounters of our immune system and pathogens. For example- There is a new experimental treatment that they insert a harmless parasite into your body and cause your immune system to react and “shift” it from one type of reaction to another.
Info about hygiene hypothesis:
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002421.html