Comment on the article “Use of methacoline challenge test to detect bronchial hyperresponsiveness”

Year 2023, Volume: 48 Issue: 3, 1198 - 1198, 30.09.2023

Serdar Kalemci , Huriye Gülistan Bozdağ Başkaya , Arife Zeybek

https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.1309893

Abstract

Dear Editor;
We read with interest the article titled “Use of methacoline challenge test to detect bronchial hyperresponsiveness in children with persistent rhinitis” published in Cukurova Medical Journal by Guc et al. [1].
This study showed that BHR positivity is high in children with allergic rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis can cause false positive BHR. In addition, smoking and COPD can cause false positives [2, 3]. COPD can occur in childhood [4]. We think that it would be appropriate to mention this in the discussion part of this study.

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methacoline challenge test, bronchial hyperresponsiveness

“Bronşiyal aşırı duyarlılığı saptamak için metakolin meydan okuma testinin kullanımı” makalesine yönelik bir saptama

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