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Oscillometry-defined small airway dysfunction in steroid-naïve adult bronchial asthma: association with eosinophilic and non-eosinophilic phenotypes.
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 1 Nov 2025
Maheshwari Aditi, De Sajal
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Small airway dysfunction (SAD) is a common feature of bronchial asthma. However, its association with asthma phenotypes remains poorly understood. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of oscillometry-defined SAD in steroid-naïve adult bronchial asthma and to explore its association with asthma phenotypes based on peripheral blood eosinophil count (BEC). METHODS: A total of 320 consecutive cases of...
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- Humans
- Male
- Asthma
- Female
- Oscillometry
- Adult
- Middle Aged
