Mucus Plugs Persist in Asthma and Changes in Mucus Plugs Associate with Changes in Airflow Over Time.
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DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202110-2265oc
Abstract: RATIONALE Cross-sectional analysis of mucus plugs in computed tomography (CT) lung scans in the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP)-3 showed a high mucus plug phenotype. OBJECTIVES To determine if mucus plugs are a persistent asthma… read more here.
Keywords: time; mucus plug; mucus; changes mucus ... See more keywords
Mucus plugs in patients with asthma linked to eosinophilia and airflow obstruction
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DOI: 10.1172/jci95693
Abstract: BACKGROUND. The link between mucus plugs and airflow obstruction has not been established in chronic severe asthma, and the role of eosinophils and their products in mucus plug formation is unknown. METHODS. In clinical studies,… read more here.
Keywords: airflow obstruction; mucus plugs; mucus plug; mucus ... See more keywords
Mucus Plug Removed Using Bronchoscopy with a Cryoprobe
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9657-22
Abstract: A 43-year-old woman with a history of asthma presented to our hospital with dyspnea. A laboratory examination revealed peripheral eosinophilia (1,605/μL) and hyperimmunoglobulinemia E (2,609 mg/dL). Computed tomography revealed high-attenuation mucus in the right hilar… read more here.
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