TY - JOUR
T1 - Aeroallergen sensitisation for detecting asthma in primary care
T2 - a diagnostic test accuracy study
AU - Kocks, Janwillem W H
AU - Andringa, Heinze J H
AU - van Heijst, Ellen
AU - Louis, Renaud
AU - Ojanguren Arranz, Inigo
AU - Riemersma, Roland A
AU - Ryan, Dermot
AU - Usmani, Omar S
AU - Flokstra-de Blok, Bertine M J
N1 - This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/4/29
Y1 - 2021/4/29
N2 - Physicians still have great difficulty in diagnosing asthma. Over- and under diagnosis both occur for this lung disease from which around 300 million people suffer worldwide.1 For diagnosing asthma, after careful history taking, lung function testing is considered the most relevant investigation. However, other parameters could also assist in completing the asthma jigsaw. Since atopy is one of the predisposing factors for asthma, measurement of specific IgE (sIgE) could be of assistance. This statement only applies to sIgE and not to total IgE measurement, which cannot be used as crucial evidence for allergy diagnosis.2.
AB - Physicians still have great difficulty in diagnosing asthma. Over- and under diagnosis both occur for this lung disease from which around 300 million people suffer worldwide.1 For diagnosing asthma, after careful history taking, lung function testing is considered the most relevant investigation. However, other parameters could also assist in completing the asthma jigsaw. Since atopy is one of the predisposing factors for asthma, measurement of specific IgE (sIgE) could be of assistance. This statement only applies to sIgE and not to total IgE measurement, which cannot be used as crucial evidence for allergy diagnosis.2.
U2 - 10.1111/cea.13888
DO - 10.1111/cea.13888
M3 - Letter
C2 - 33914988
SN - 0954-7894
JO - Clinical & Experimental Allergy
JF - Clinical & Experimental Allergy
ER -