Study Progress on Change of Small Airway Function in Children with Asthma
- VernacularTitle:支气管哮喘患者小呼吸道功能变化研究进展
- Author:
jun-song, CHEN
;
guang-min, NONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
asthma;
small airway;
lung function;
airway hyperreactivity
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2006;0(16):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Asthma is one kind of chronic respiratory tract inflammatory disease.Recently,it has been discovered that the small airway also participates in asthmatic pathogenesis.The small airway which diameter is less than 2 mm is one of the smallest regions in the lung.Its function may be affected by the small airway disease and related with the airway hyperresponsiveness.Some structural changes in the small airway is the latent reason which aggravates asthma.The change of small airway function in the mild asthma can cause the change of airway hyperresponsiveness.So it is considered that the small airway function is one of the methods to monitor the asthmatic situation.
