Are type-2 biomarkers of any help in asthma diagnosis?
Asthma is a common chronic airway disease, the diagnosis of which remains challenging, as recently highlighted by the great proportion of both under- and overdiagnosis [1]. The current diagnosis is based on the conjunction of suggestive symptoms and the demonstration of an excessive airway calibre f...
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Veröffentlicht in: | ERJ open research 2020-04, Vol.6 (2), p.169 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Asthma is a common chronic airway disease, the diagnosis of which remains challenging, as recently highlighted by the great proportion of both under- and overdiagnosis [1]. The current diagnosis is based on the conjunction of suggestive symptoms and the demonstration of an excessive airway calibre fluctuation either by a bronchodilation test or by a bronchial challenge [2, 3].
T2 biomarkers lack the accuracy to make an asthma diagnosis in patients with suggestive symptoms
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ISSN: | 2312-0541 2312-0541 |
DOI: | 10.1183/23120541.00169-2020 |