Open AccessCorrelation of total serum immunoglobulin E level, sputum, and peripheral eosinophil count in assessing the clinical severity in bronchial asthma
Author(s) -
Ravindra Kumar,
Pajanivel Ranganadin,
G Koteeswaran,
Surendra K. Me,
Pravin Charles
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_73_16
Subject(s) - medicine , eosinophil , asthma , sputum , immunology , eosinophilia , immunoglobulin e , spirometry , pulmonary function testing , vital capacity , antibody , pathology , lung , tuberculosis , lung function , diffusing capacity
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airway with involvement of various cellular populations and release of many inflammatory mediators. Eosinophils and serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) are considered a good marker of airway inflammation in asthma. The correlation of clinical assessment with various markers of airway inflammation in asthma is not well established in the Indian population.