Aeroallergen sensitisation for detecting asthma in primary care: a diagnostic test accuracy study

Janwillem W H Kocks; Heinze J H Andringa; Ellen van Heijst; Renaud Louis; Inigo Ojanguren Arranz; Roland A Riemersma; Dermot Ryan; Omar S Usmani; Bertine M J Flokstra-de Blok

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Aeroallergen sensitisation for detecting asthma in primary care: a diagnostic test accuracy study

Janwillem W H Kocks, Heinze J H Andringa, Ellen van Heijst, Renaud Louis, Inigo Ojanguren Arranz, Roland A Riemersma, Dermot Ryan, Omar S Usmani, Bertine M J Flokstra-de Blok

School of Population Health Sciences

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	Clinical & Experimental Allergy
Early online date	29 Apr 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.13888
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 29 Apr 2021

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