Non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis is characterized by proximal airway eosinophilic inflammation as compared with classic asthma and cough variant asthma

Clin Exp Allergy. 2021 Dec;51(12):1637-1640. doi: 10.1111/cea.13992. Epub 2021 Aug 8.

Authors

Qingling Zhang¹, Wei Luo¹, Wenzhi Zhan¹, Jiaxing Xie¹, Hui Wang², Kian Fan Chung³, Kefang Lai¹

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
² The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
³ National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, & Royal Brompton and Harefield Foundation NHS Trust, London, UK.

PMID: 34311509
DOI: 10.1111/cea.13992

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Keywords: airway inflammation; asthma; cough variant asthma; non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis; peripheral airway.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Asthma* / diagnosis
Bronchitis* / diagnosis
Cough
Eosinophilia*
Humans
Inflammation

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