Exhaled breath temperature effective tool for assessing airway inflammation in asthmatics: Study
EBT can be used as an adjunct tool in the assessment of airway inflammation among asthmatic patients.
Delhi: Exhaled breath temperature (EBT) may be used as an adjunct tool in the assessment of airway inflammation among asthmatic patients, according to a recent study by researchers from BHU and AIIMS. The study is published in the Journal of temperatureAssociation Of Physicians Of India.
Asthma is characterized by chronic inflammation of the airway tract and symptoms like shortness of breath, chest tightness, and cough. Over 2.5 million patients die from asthma every year worldwide.
Assessment of airway inflammation among asthmatics involves invasive methods, which have limitations in a clinical setting. Since the signs of inflammation are redness, pain, swelling and increase in temperature, it is very likely that inflammation in asthmatics would alter the thermal balance of the affected tissues. Keeping this in mind, researchers from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) collaborated with All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to measure the Exhaled Breath Temperature, compare it to healthy controls, and also correlate it with serum biomarkers of inflammation and remodeling.
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