Maho Suzukawa, Ken Ohta, Masahiro Sugimoto, Nobuharu Ohshima, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Tashimo, Yasushi Tanimoto, Junko Itano, Goro Kimura, Shohei Takata, Takako Nakano, Takafumi Yamashita, Satoshi Ikegame, Kentaro Hyodo, Masahiro Abe, Kenji Chibana, Yosuke Kamide, Kazunori Sasaki, Hiroya Hashimoto
BACKGROUND: Asthma is characterized by phenotypes of different clinical, demographic, and pathological characteristics. Identifying the profile of exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in asthma phenotypes may facilitate establishing biomarkers and understanding asthma background pathogenesis. This study aimed to identify exhaled VOCs that characterize severe asthma phenotypes among patients with asthma. METHODS: This was a multicenter cross-sectional study of patients with severe asthma in Japan...
April 23, 2024: Allergology International: Official Journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology