Journal of Clinical Pediatrics ›› 2023, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (5): 328-332.doi: 10.12372/jcp.2022.23e0182

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Application of exhaled nitric oxide in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory allergic diseases in children

WU Jinhong   

  1. Department of Pulmonology, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
  • Received:2023-03-09 Online:2023-05-15 Published:2023-05-10

Abstract:

Expiratory nitric oxide detection is a non-invasive method to assess the state of eosinophilic airway inflammation and can predict the responsiveness of respiratory allergic diseases to corticosteroid treatment. It is mainly used for the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, and predicting prognosis and management of respiratory allergic diseases.

Key words: exhaled nitric oxide, allergic disease, eosinophilic airway inflammation, child