title: [Exercise-induced asthma, a complex pathology. New answers, new questions].
abstract: This is a short review for general practitioners about the clinical features of exercise induced asthma (EIA), sometimes unusual in presentation, chiefly among children. Some most currently accepted theories explaining the disease are recalled. The ambiguous relationship between asthma and exercise is pointed out: Exercise is a major comportent of asthma treatment but asthma seems more and more a prominent complication of high level sport practice in some disciplines. The need for a clear international definition of EIA is outlined as bronchial hyperactivity alone does not seem a clear-cut criterion for asthma in the general population as well as in athletes. Some useful drugs for the control of EIA are mentioned. A final question: EIA an under- or overdiagnosed disease?
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, CHU Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bartsch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001250:Asthma, Exercise-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening; D013177:Sports
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents