Exercise-induced asthma: un update

Exercise-induced asthma (E.I.A) affects 12-16% of the general population and most of the patients affected by extrinsic or intrinsic asthma. Surprisingly, also a high percentage of professional and Olympic athletes are affected, showing that E.I.A. does not impair physical activity, whereas enduranc...

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Autores principales: Saranz, Ricardo José, Del Giacco, G. Sergio, Croce, Víctor Hugo, Del Giacco, S.R.
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: 2004
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Acceso en línea:http://pa.bibdigital.ucc.edu.ar/3984/1/A_Saranz_DelGiacco_Croce_DelGiacco.pdf
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Sumario:Exercise-induced asthma (E.I.A) affects 12-16% of the general population and most of the patients affected by extrinsic or intrinsic asthma. Surprisingly, also a high percentage of professional and Olympic athletes are affected, showing that E.I.A. does not impair physical activity, whereas endurance sports bear a higher risk than the others. The mast cell role, late asthmatic responses, diagnosis, therapy, theories and data about immunological parameters in sports are taken into consideration in this review.