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http://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/4361| Title: | Exercise induced bronchoconstriction in Nigerian asthmatics |
| Authors: | ERHABOR, G E AWOTEDU, A A BALOGUN, M O |
| Keywords: | Bronchoconstriction Asthmatic patients |
| Issue Date: | 2-Jun-1993 |
| Publisher: | Spectrum Books Limited |
| Citation: | Afr. J. Med. med. Sci. (1993) 22. 33-37 |
| Abstract: | This study describes the result of free-running exercise performed on 40 asthmatic subjects and 40 age and ex matched controls. A percentage fall of more than 15% in PEFR was used for the diagnosis of exercise-induced asthma (EIA). 77.5% of our asthmatic patients had exercise-induced bronchoconstriction'(EIB) while none of the control subjects exhibited EIB. Twenty-seven patients gave positive history of EIA out of which 25 (92.59%) had positive exercise testing. Conversely, 13 patients with asthma did not give history of EIA but 6 of this (46.15%) were found to have EIB on exercise. History alone is therefore insufficient to diagnose patients with exercise-induced asthma |
| Description: | Article |
| URI: | http://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/4361 |
| ISSN: | 1116-4077 |
| Appears in Collections: | African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences |
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| Erhabor et al_Excercise_1993.pdf | Article | 7.54 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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