Bronchial hyperresponsiveness and airway inflammation in adolescents with <i>asymptomatic</i> childhood asthma

Abstract

Only a few subjects with longstanding asymptomatic asthma could be considered as cured; most asymptomatic asthmatics continued to exhibit BHR and signs of airway inflammation. The outcome of childhood asthma and BHR was associated with the degree of airway inflammation and the duration of childhood asthma.