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Airway inflammation in patients with chronic non-asthmatic cough.
Thorax - 1 Feb 2013
Grabowski Marcin, Seys Sven, Decraene Ann, Kasran Ahmad, Dilissen Ellen, Barg Wojciech, Medrala Wojciech, Dupont Lieven J, Panaszek Bernard, Bullens Dominique M A
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INTRODUCTION: Chronic non-asthmatic cough (CC) is a clinical challenge and underlying pathophysiological mechanisms remain still not completely understood. One of the most common comorbidities in CC is gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). Airway epithelium damage can contribute to airway inflammation in CC. AIMS: We studied airway inflammation in patients with CC compared to healthy controls. Patients with...
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