Review article

The role of exhaled nitric oxide in asthma control

Silvije Šegulja ; Special hospital for medical rehabilitation Thalassotherapia Crikvenica, Children's department, Crikvenica, Croatia
Milica Zvonarek-Valković ; Special hospital for medical rehabilitation Thalassotherapia Crikvenica, Children's department, Crikvenica, Croatia
Daniel Buljević ; Special hospital for medical rehabilitation Thalassotherapia Crikvenica, Children's department, Crikvenica, Croatia

Abstract

The rate of allergic diseases is increasing which is caused by the modern way of life. Therefore it is crucial to have better control and faster diagnosis of these diseases. The disease is under control if remission persists as long as possible combined with minimal use of drugs such as corticosteroids. The fraction of exhaled nitric oxide is very significant in the diagnosis and follow-up in treatment of allergic diseases in adults and children. This test is simple to perform and has great value in diagnosing asthma, evaluation of drug response and re-evaluation of drugs in use. The number of studies show exponential growth over the years of using this test, but the number of subjects in studies is still rather modest so it requires furthermore research.

Keywords

Allergic diseases; asthma; fraction of exhaled nitric oxide

Hrčak ID:

48838

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/48838

Publication date:

1.3.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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