Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction.
- Author:
Heung Woo PARK
1
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. guinea71@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Editorial
- Keywords:
Asthma;
Atopy;
Exercise;
Bronchoconstriction
- MeSH:
Asthma;
Bronchoconstriction;
Humans;
Light;
Male;
Pyroglyphidae;
Risk Factors;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2011;81(6):720-722
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is defined as transient, reversible bronchoconstriction that develops after strenuous exercise. If exercise is the only identified trigger for bronchoconstriction, it is called EIB. However, when it is associated with known asthma, then it is defined as EIB with asthma. The role of atopy in the pathogenesis of EIB has not been determined. In this issue of the journal, Kim et al. reported that atopy was a risk factor for EIB in young adult male patients, and sensitization to house dust mites was associated with EIB. This report shed a new light on the pathogenesis of EIB. However, additional large and confirmatory studies should be required to determine the possible association between atopy and EIB.
