tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post1983197080865761845..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: Those confounded links to the causes of asthmaAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-31915859078420220912012-01-02T12:55:32.394-05:002012-01-02T12:55:32.394-05:00It's a related issue. Several years ago a rev...It's a related issue. Several years ago a review article in The Lancet concluded that every case of asthma should be considered to be unique. Whether or not this is literally true, asthma is complex and the causes will surely turn out to be varied -- people were getting asthma long before acetaminophen came along, after all -- as are severity and prognosis, and effectiveness of various treatments. <br /><br />Allergic asthma is only one type of asthma. I am not an expert! But, I would guess that if acetaminophen is indeed a trigger, it may well turn out that once it triggers the bronchodilation response, in susceptible people who've developed that response, allergens then can trigger individual attacks. But, just as asthma is variable, so are allergic responses. Some people respond with itchy eyes, while some respond to the same allergen with asthma, and so on.<br /><br />I am not sure if it's known whether allergens actually trigger the initial onset of asthma, or whether people with asthma respond to their particular allergens with bronchoconstriction. The answer to this is either well-known or variable (or well-known to be variable). But what is certain is that allergies and asthma are complex.Anne Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-1633028853234174082012-01-02T12:40:45.592-05:002012-01-02T12:40:45.592-05:00Well I didn't see that one coming. Very intere...Well I didn't see that one coming. Very interesting! But what about the link to particular allergens? Or is that a different issue?Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989129017295322282noreply@blogger.com