Superiority of Nebulized Corticosteroids over Dry Powder Inhalers in Certain Patients with Cough Variant Asthma or Cough-Predominant Asthma

Background: The particle distribution might differ between nebulizer therapy and metered-dose inhaler (MDI) or dry powder inhaler (DPI) therapy because the particles repeatedly enter/re-enter the airways with the nebulizer. Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) were administered with a nebulizer to assess t...

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Main Authors: Mitsuhiro Kamimura, Shinyu Izumi, Yoichiro Hamamoto, Akane Morita, Emiko Toyota, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Koichiro Kudo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Allergology International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015302379