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Small airway disease in asthma: pathophysiological and diagnostic considerations.
Current opinion in pulmonary medicine - 1 Jan 2015
Contoli Marco, Santus Pierachille, Papi Alberto
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of the current review is to summarize the evidence of small airway abnormalities in asthma, the proposed diagnostic tools for small airway abnormalities and the clinical implications of small airway abnormalities in asthma. RECENT FINDINGS: Pathological abnormalities in the peripheral membranous bronchioles less than 2 mm in diameter (i.e. small airways) can be very frequently detected...
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