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Respiratory Medicine

Volume 94, Supplement D, September 2000, Pages S7-S12
Respiratory Medicine

Monitoring central and peripheral airway inflammation in asthma

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Summary

Invasive methods involving bronchoscopy allow identification of the site of airway inflammation, although within the peripheral airways further distinctions are difficult. The method of induced sputum refers only to the central airways, and the analysis of exhaled NO to the airways as a whole. Therefore there is still a need for more refined tools to asses airway inflammation.

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