Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Identifies Worse Outcomes in Asthmatics With Mucus Plugging and Bronchial Wall Thickening

Clin Exp Allergy. 2024 Sep;54(9):706-708. doi: 10.1111/cea.14525. Epub 2024 Jun 17.

Authors

Rory Chan¹, Chary Duraikannu², Mohamed Jaushal Thouseef², Brian Lipworth¹

Affiliations

¹ Scottish Centre for Respiratory Research, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
² Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital Dundee, Dundee, UK.

PMID: 38886976
DOI: 10.1111/cea.14525

No abstract available

Keywords: asthma; bronchial wall thickness; exacerbation; fractional exhaled nitric oxide; mucus plug.

MeSH terms

Adult
Asthma* / diagnosis
Asthma* / metabolism
Asthma* / pathology
Breath Tests
Bronchi* / metabolism
Bronchi* / pathology
Exhalation*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mucus* / metabolism
Nitric Oxide* / metabolism

Substances

Nitric Oxide