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Eosinophilic airway inflammation as an underlying mechanism of undiagnosed prolonged cough in primary healthcare patients.

Abstract：

:Prolonged cough is a common problem in patients seen in general practice. Using a simple method of sputum induction and processing of sputum samples, we determined whether eosinophilic airway inflammation could be a cause of undiagnosed prolonged cough. Eighty-two patients who had had cough for more than 1 month were enrolled into the study, in six primary healthcare centres. Patients with known pulmonary disease, including asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or who were known to have another cause of cough, or to have recently suffered from a respiratory infection, were excluded. Fifty-three healthy individuals served as controls. Sputum was induced by inhalation of 3% saline. Inflammatory cells in smears were studied semi-quantitatively. Concentrations of eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), eosinophil peroxidase (EPO), myeloperoxidase (MPO) and human neutrophilic lipocalin (HNL) were determined. Sputum induction proved safe and adequate samples were obtained from 91%. Sputum eosinophilia (eosinophils accounting for more than 5% of all cells in smears) was present in 14 patients with prolonged cough (19%) but in no healthy individual (P=0.001). Five of the 14 individuals (36%) who exhibited sputum eosinophilia appeared to have asthma, while nine of the 14 (64%) did not. Concentrations of ECP and EPO were higher in patients with prolonged cough than in healthy individuals (P=0.02 for ECP; 0.005 for EPO). We conclude that eosinophilic airway inflammation is a fairly common cause of prolonged cough, even in patients not suffering from asthma or COPD, or in whom no other cause of cough is known to be present. Induced sputum samples obtained in health centres can be studied in a central laboratory. Detection of eosinophilic airway inflammation could aid the decision regarding treatment.

journal_name

Respir Med

journal_title

Respiratory medicine

authors

Rytilä P,Metso T,Petäys T,Sohlman A,Työlahti H,Kohonen-Jalonen P,Kiviniemi P,Haahtela T

doi

10.1053/rmed.2001.1215

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-01-01 00:00:00

pages

52-8

issue

eissn

0954-6111

issn

1532-3064

pii

S0954-6111(01)91215-6

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Eosinophilic airway inflammation as an underlying mechanism of undiagnosed prolonged cough in primary healthcare patients.