In the elderly, the clinical presentation of allergic diseases is often misleading due to the borrowed symptomatology and comorbidities. Moreover, at this age, skin tests are most often negative in relation to a physiological skin anergy linked to age. The diagnosis of allergic diseases in the elderly is important because of their impact on the quality of life and the morbidity they can cause. Allergic diseases have an impact on the management of the elderly. The presentation of allergic disease is not always typical, which is why it is important to look for it, even if the symptoms are not...
In the elderly, the clinical presentation of allergic diseases is often misleading due to the borrowed symptomatology and comorbidities. Moreover, at ...
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) is a frequent condition responsible for cardiovascular events. The causal link between OSA and cardiovascular pathologies has only been formally established for arterial hypertension (AH). The aim of our work is to define the clinical and polysomnographic characteristics of the association between OSAS and hypertension. This is a retrospective study that included 95 patients with polysomnographically confirmed OSA. Half of the patients were obese (52.6%) with a mean BMI of 34.83±7.84 kg/m2. High blood pressure was observed in 42.1% of patients. An...
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) is a frequent condition responsible for cardiovascular events. The causal link between OSA and cardiovascular p...