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Characteristics of different asthma phenotypes associated with cough: a prospective, multicenter survey in China.
Respiratory research - 12 Sept 2022
Zhou Jianmeng, Yi Fang, Wu Feng, Xu Pusheng, Chen Meihua, Shen Huahao, Lin Lin, Zhang Yunhui, Li Suyun, Wu Changgui, Yuan Yadong, Wang Gang, Ye Xianwei, Zhang Ping, Tang Huaping, Ma Qianli, Huang Lanqing, Qiu Zhongmin, Deng Haiyan, Qiu Chen, Shi Guochao, Pan Jiayu, Luo Wei, Chung Kian Fan, Zhong Nanshan, Lai Kefang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease with variable symptoms, which presents with cough either as the sole or predominant symptom with or without wheezing. We compared the clinical and pathophysiological characteristics of cough predominant asthma (CPA), cough variant asthma (CVA) and classic asthma (CA) in order to determine any differential phenotypic traits. METHODS: In 20 clinics across China, a total...
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