FeNO for detecting lower airway involvement in patients with allergic rhinitis.

ABSTRACT: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a risk factor for asthma development. The value of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) in detecting lower airway involvement in the progress of AR-asthma march has not been evaluated. The aim of the present study was to investigate the value of FeNO in assessing lower airway inflammation and predicting bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) in AR with or without asthma. FeNO and eosinophil count in induced sputum, and a methacholine bronchial provocation test were performed in 93 subjects, including: 45 AR patients (AR group); 20 patients with AR and asthma (AR with asthma group); and 28 normal controls (control group). The AR group was divided into two sub-groups: AR with asymptomatic BHR group and AR without BHR group. Correlation between FeNO and eosinophil cou

SUBMITTER: Zhu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5038870 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature