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Hou L, Gong Y, Zhu L. Gerhardt's syndrome misdiagnosed as asthma. Lung India 2024; 41:218-220. [PMID: 38687234 PMCID: PMC11093141 DOI: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_521_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Lili Hou
- Department of Critical and Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Critical and Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital-Jiuquan Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Gansu, China
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- Department of Critical and Pulmonary Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Critical and Pulmonary Medicine, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, 221 West Yan’an Road, Shanghai, China E-mail:
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Probiotics in Children with Asthma. CHILDREN 2022; 9:children9070978. [PMID: 35883962 PMCID: PMC9316460 DOI: 10.3390/children9070978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
A type-2 immune response usually sustains wheezing and asthma in children. In addition, dysbiosis of digestive and respiratory tracts is detectable in patients with wheezing and asthma. Probiotics may rebalance immune response, repair dysbiosis, and mitigate airway inflammation. As a result, probiotics may prevent asthma and wheezing relapse. There is evidence that some probiotic strains may improve asthma outcomes in children. In this context, the PROPAM study provided evidence that two specific strains significantly prevented asthma exacerbations and wheezing episodes. Therefore, oral probiotics could be used as add-on asthma therapy in managing children with asthma, but the choice should be based on documented evidence.
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