Emil S Walsted, Bamidele Famokunwa, Louise Andersen, Sune L Rubak, Frederik Buchvald, Lars Pedersen, James Dodd, Vibeke Backer, Kim G Nielsen, Andrew Getzin, James H Hull
BACKGROUND: Exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) is a common cause of exertional breathlessness and wheeze yet is frequently misdiagnosed as asthma. Insight regarding the demographic characteristics, laryngeal abnormalities and impact of EILO is currently limited, with data only available from individual centre reports. The aim of this work was to provide a broader perspective from a collaboration between multiple international expert centres. METHODS: Five geographically distinct clinical paediatric and adult centres (3 Denmark, 1 UK, 1 USA) with an expertise in assessing unexplained exertional breathlessness completed database entry of key characteristic features for all cases referred with suspected EILO over a 5-year period...
April 2021: ERJ Open Research