Diagnostic value of sputum cell count in severe asthma
J Kiesch, Pontus Mertsch, Carlo Mümmler, Nikolaus Kneidinger, John Behr, Katrin Milger
Pneumologie · 2023-03
Abstract
Background In severe asthma, blood eosinophil count (BEC) is used as standard biomarker for assessment of eosinophilic phenotype and eligibility for biologic therapies. However, patients with type-2 inflammation may have normal blood eosinophil levels e.g. due to corticosteroid therapy or spontaneous temporal variability.
MeSH terms
- Eosinophil
- Medicine
- Sputum
- Asthma
- Biomarker
- Eosinophilic
- Immunology
- Complete blood count
- Blood count
- Internal medicine