Journal article
Luminal mucus plugs are spatially associated with airway wall thickening in severe COPD and asthma: A single-centered, retrospective, observational study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Airway wall thickening and excess airway mucus occur in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but few studies have investigated the relationship between them. Our objective was to determine the association between computed tomography (CT) airway wall thickening in segmental airways proximal to airways with or without mucus plugging in patients with asthma and COPD.
METHODS: Mucus plugging was scored using a CT …
Authors
Tran C; Singh GV; Haider E; Boylan C; Venegas C; Riaz S; Al Duwaiki S; Yehia M; Ho T; Nair P
Journal
Respiratory Medicine, Vol. 202, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2022
DOI
10.1016/j.rmed.2022.106982
ISSN
0954-6111