Daniel L. Hamilos

TL;DR: This statement proposes a terminology scheme for the diagnosis of IgG4-related disease that is based primarily on the morphological appearance on biopsy, and advocates the use of strict criteria for accepting newly proposed entities or sites as components of the IgG 4- related disease spectrum.

TL;DR: A Task Force was convened by the Sinus and Allergy Health Partnership to summarize much of the current and important information available regarding the prevalence, economic impact, pathophysiology, common inflammatory mediators, and the role of infectious microbes such as bacteria and fungi in CRS to establish a standard and usable definition.

TL;DR: This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on managing sinusitis, defined as symptomatic inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, and improves diagnostic accuracy for adult rhinosinusitis to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use, reduce inappropriate use of radiographic imaging, and promote appropriate use of ancillary tests that include nasal endoscopy, computed tomography, and testing for allergy and immune function.

TL;DR: An expert panel from multiple disciplines developed definitions for rhinosinusitis and outlined strategies for design of clinical trials and reached consensus on definitions and strategies for clinical research on acute presumed bacterial rhinosineitis, chronic rhinosinitis with polyposis, and classic allergic fungal rhinusitis.

TL;DR: This dissertation aims to provide a history of Chinese medical practice in the United States from 1989 to 2002, a period chosen in order to explore its roots as well as specific cases up to and including the year in which descriptions of “modern China” began to circulate.