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Exercise-induced bronchospasm in children: which test to choose?

: Exercise is an important cause of asthma exacerbation among pediatric patients with partly controlled or uncontrolled asthma, which, according to consensus, are to be diagnosed as exercise induced bronchospasm (EIB) with asthma. Patients with acute airflow obstruction provoked by exercise but without asthma symptoms can be diagnosed as EIB without asthma, since EIB is a distinct form of airway hyperresponsiveness. The aim of this study was to compare methacholine challenge test (MCT) and exercise challenge test (ECT) results in diagnosis of EIB children.

exercise-induced bronchospasm ; metacholine challenge ; children, asthma

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