Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Raj Kumar
Director, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, Delhi
Professor and HoD, Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Head, National Centre of Respiratory Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (NCRAAI)
Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Associate Editor
Dr. A.B. Singh
Professor Emeritus, CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology,
Mall Road, Delhi-110007, India
Dr. Ashok Shah
Professor, Dept. of Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute,
University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India
Dr. Naveen Arora
Scientist F, CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative
Biology, Mall Road, Delhi-110007, India
Dr. S.K. Chhabra
Professor, Dept. of Cardio-respiratory Physiology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute,
University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India
Assistant Editor
Dr. Anuradha Chowdhary
Professor & Head, Dept. of Medical Mycology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute,
University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India
Dr. P.C. Kathuria
Senior Consultant, Allergy & Immunotherapy, National Allergy Centre,
1/3, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi- 110008, India
Dr. Meenu Singh
Professor & Head, Dept. of Paediatrics,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research,
Chandigarh-160012, India
Editorial Board
Dr. A. K. Bajaj
Senior Dermatologist Consultant, Bajaj Skin Clinic and former Head, Dept. of Dermatology,
MLN Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dr. A. K. Prasad
President, Indian Virological Society and Chairman, Influenza Foundation of India and former HoD,
Dept. of Virology, V.P. Chest Institute, Delhi, India
Dr. Anurag Agarwal
Scientist F, CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative
Biology, Mall Road, Delhi-110007, India
Dr. D. Behera
Professor & Head, Dept. of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research,
Chandigarh-160012, India
Dr. G. R. Bhagat
Consultant Allergist, Pathik, Behind Paldi Bus Stand, Paldi, Ahmedabad-380007, Gujarat, India
Dr. H. Parmesh
Consultant Paediatrician, Sirona Center for Health
Promotion, Bengaluru-560094, Karnataka, India
Dr. H. S. Randhawa,
INSA Honorary Scientist and former HoD, Dept. of Medical Mycology,
Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India
Dr. J. C. Suri
Professor and Head, Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine,
Safdarjung Hospital and Vardhman Medical College, New Delhi-110 023, India
Dr. K. B. Gupta
Professor & Head, Dept. of Chest and Tuberculosis, Pt. B.D. Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences,
Rohtak-124001, Haryana. India
Dr. K. V. Nagendra Prasad
Consultant Allergist, Bangalore Allergy Centre,
169/170, 31st cross, 11th Main, 4th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 011, India
Dr. Lata Kumar
Former Professor & Head, Dept. of Paediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160012, India
Dr. M. K. Agarwal
Consultant Allergist, Metro Hospitals & Heart Institute, L-94, Sector 11, Noida, Uttar Pradesh an former HoD,
Dept. of Respiratory Allergy and Applied Immunology, V.P.Chest Institute, Delhi, India
Dr. Narayan Mishra
Consultant Pulmonologist, Bhabanagar Square, New Bus Stand Road,
Berhampur-760004, Distt. Ganjam, Odisha, India
Dr. Pendakaur Anand
Consultant Allergist, 2-C, 2nd Floor, Pendakur Point, Raintree Hall Rhenius Street, Richmond Town, Bangalore-560025, Karnataka, India
Dr. P. A. Mahesh
Consultant Allergist, Allergy, Asthma & Chest Centre, No.1397, 4th West Cross,
Krishnamurthy Puram, Near Balal Circle, Mysore-570004, Karnataka, India
Dr. P. Ravindran
Consultant Chest Specialist, 103, Prasanti Nagar, Ulloor, Trivandrum, Kerala and former Director & Professor,
Dept. of Respiratory Medicine, Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dean (Research), Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Sarfarazganj, Hardoi Road, Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh and former Director, V.P. Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Dr. Rakesh Bhargava
Professor and Head, TB & Respiratory Diseases, J.L.N. Medical College, A.M.U., Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dr. Gautam Modi
Consultant Allergist, Dr. Modi’s Clinic of Allergy, Road No. 11/F, Rajender Nagar, Patna-800016, Bihar
Dr. S. N. Agashe
Botanist, 401, 41st Cross, 5th Block, Jaya Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka and former Head,
Dept. of Botany, Bangalore University, Karnataka, India
Dr. S. Koolwal
Professor, Dept. of Respiratory Diseases, S.M.S., Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Dr. S. K. Katiyar
Consultant Chest Specialist, Chest Care Centre,
112/370, VIP Road, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and former Dean, Principal & HoD,
Dept. of TB & Respiratory Diseases, G.S.V.M. Medical Coolege, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dr. S. K. Luhadia
Professor and Head, Dept. of Respiratory Medicine, Geetanjali Medical College Hiranmagri Extension, Manwakhera NH-8 Bypass,
Near Eklingpura Chouraha, Udaipur, Rajasthan and former HoD, Dept. of Respiratory Medicine, Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Dr. S. V. Gangal
Former Director, CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, 129, SFS Mall Apartment, Mall Road, Delhi-110054, India
Dr. Surya Kant
Professor and Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow-226003, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dr. Sushila Sridhara
Former Scientist E2, CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Mall Road, Delhi-110007, India
Dr. Swati G. Bhattacharya
Senior Professor, Division of Plant Biology, Bose Institute, 93/1, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata-700009, West Bengal, India
Dr. Taruna Madan Gupta
Scientist E, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Jehangir Merwanji Street, Parel, Mumbai-400 012, Maharahtra, India
Dr. Usha Singh
Professor and Head, Dept. of Pathology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dr. V. K. Jain
Professor and Head, Dept. of TB & Chest Diseases, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur-302022, Rajasthan, India
Dr. V. K. Vijayan
Senior Consultant in Medicine and Chest Diseases, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, 12, Lesly Villas,
Karaparamba, Kozhikode, Kerala and former Director, V.P. Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Dr. Wiqar Shaikh
Consultant Allergist, Allergy and Asthma Clinic Shakti Sadan, Ground Floor, B Block, Lamington Road. LM: Opp. Navjeevan Society, Mumbai-400007, Maharashtra, India
International Editorial Board Members
Dr. Sami Bahna
Professor of Paediatrics & Medicine, Chief of Allergy
& Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Centre,
1501, Kings Highway, 5237, Shreveport, LA71103, USA
Dr. Jayesh Kanuga
Consultant Allergist and former President of the American College of Allergy & Clinical Immunology of Indian Origin, New Jersy, USA
Dr. Thangam Sudha V
Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Texas Medical Branch, Clinical and Experimental Immunology & Infectious Diseases, 2314, Research Building 06, Galveston Tx77555-0366, USA
Dr. Mauli B. Desai
Consultant Allergist and former President of the American College of Allergy & Clinical Immunology of Indian Origin, New York, NY 10029, USA
Dr. Sujatha Ramesh
Consultant Paediatrician, 219 Bryant St, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA
Dr. Mohammad Azizur Rahman
Associate Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine,
MONNO Medical College and Hospital, Manikganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Journal Management Committee
Prof. Raj Kumar (Editor-in-Chief, IJAAI)
Dr. A. B. Singh (Secretary, ICAAI)
Dr. P. C. Kathuria (Treasurer, ICAAI)
Editorial Office
Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute,
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