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6.A 10 Year Follow-up of Childhood Asthma: Potential Risk Factors on Persistence of Nonspecific Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness.

Eun Mi JUNG ; Hae Sook KIM ; Im Ju KANG

Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease 2002;12(2):82-92

PURPOSE: We studied the change of bronchial hyperresponsiveness(BHR) from childhood to early adulthood and to know the risk factors which influence on the persistence of BHR. METHODS: Seventy two atopic asthma children with nonspecific BHR to methacholine were observed for about 10 years, longitudinally. They were divided into 3 groups depend on the degree of BHR; no BHR group(A group), asymptomatic BHR group(B group), symptomatic BHR group(C group) and compared clinical and atopic findings, inflammation degree of airway, and environmental factors between the groups. RESULTS: In the group A, B, C, the number of subjects were, respectively, 15(20.8%), 19 (26.4%), 38(52.8%). The frequency of group C was higher in the subjects with more severe asthma symptoms and higher BHR at diagnosis. The positive rates of skin prick test to Dp, Df, and pets, serum total IgE, sputum eosinophils, sputum ECP at the time of follow-up were significantly higher in group C. The frequency of subjects with carpets/sofa/bed, pets at home and smokers at the time of follow-up were higher in group B, C. CONCLUSION: Significant number of childhood asthma showed persistent nonspecific BHR in early adulthood. The persistence of nonspecific BHR in early adulthood was related with severity of asthma at diagnosis, laboratory findings and environmental factors at follow up.
Asthma* ; Child ; Clinical Laboratory Techniques ; Diagnosis ; Eosinophils ; Follow-Up Studies* ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin E ; Inflammation ; Methacholine Chloride ; Risk Factors* ; Skin ; Sputum

10.Electron Microscopic Study of the Renal Proximal and Distal Convuluted Tubular Epithelial and Distal Convoluted Tubular Epithelial Cells after Administration of Aspirin.

Sung Gum HONG ; Cheul Woon BACK ; Im Ju KANG ; Byung Heon KIM ; Dong Koo LEE

Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1983;26(6):564-572

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6.A 10 Year Follow-up of Childhood Asthma: Potential Risk Factors on Persistence of Nonspecific Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness.

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10.Electron Microscopic Study of the Renal Proximal and Distal Convuluted Tubular Epithelial and Distal Convoluted Tubular Epithelial Cells after Administration of Aspirin.

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