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Volume 346:1335-1336 April 25, 2002 Number 17
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Mild Asthma

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To the Editor: Naureckas and Solway (Oct. 25 issue)1 discuss the treatment of mild intermittent and mild persistent asthma but do not discuss the importance of indoor allergens. Allergens not only are triggers of symptoms, but some are also regarded as causal factors in the development of the disease.2,3 Because they continuously induce allergic inflammation of the airways, allergens may be more important as a cumulative cause of bronchial hyperreactivity than as triggers of acute attacks.4 Furthermore, longitudinal studies have shown an accelerated decline in the forced expiratory volume in one second in older adults who are exposed to certain . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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