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Exercise-induced asthma is a condition in which vigorous physical activity triggers acute airway narrowing in people with heightened airway reactivity. A more accurate description would be exercise-induced bronchospasm. Long usage, however, has left the former term firmly fixed in the lexicon. To emphasize the underlying pathogenesis, the term "thermally induced asthma" has been proposed¹.

Exercise-induced asthma is not an isolated disorder or a specific disease. Exercise is but one of many stimuli that result in a limitation of airflow. It is not uncommon for physical exertion to be the first precipitant of asthma. With time, however, others may emerge. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Pathogenesis

Clinical Features

Diagnosis

Therapy

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From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and the Department of Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland.

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