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Exhaled nitric oxide in cystic fibrosis patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Apr 2003
Lim A Y H, Chambers D C, Ayres J G, Stableforth D E, Honeybourne D
Abstract excerpt
Exhaled nitric oxide (NO) is thought to be a marker of asthmatic inflammation. Levels in cystic fibrosis (CF) are generally low. This study aimed to measure exhaled NO in CF patients at high risk of developing ABPA and patients at low risk. We studied nine patients at high risk of developing ABPA and 36 at low risk. The two groups were similar in age and spirometry. All patients in the high-risk group were taking...
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