[Asthma in athletes].
BACKGROUND
Numerous recent studies have shown that the risk of developing asthma or exercise-induced asthma is increased in the athletic population, particularly in endurance-trained athletes at national and international level.


BACKGROUND
According to the literature, this could be explained by both hyperventilation during exercise and increased airway exposure to inhaled allergens, pollutants and/or cold dry air. However this form of asthma seems to differ from classical asthma.


CONCLUSIONS
In the future, the establishment of rigorous controls - via a detailed description of symptoms and documentation of objective measurements such as resting spirometry, bronchial hyperreactivity and reversibility - should allow early detection of respiratory problems in athletes and enable to provide an adequate treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
Although asthma and exercise-induced asthma are particularly common among athletes, if appropriately detected and treated, these disorders should not constitute a limiting factor in exercise performance.
Kippelen
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UPRES EA 701  Physiologie des Interactions , Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, France.
Friemel
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Godard
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P
D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001250:Asthma, Exercise-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D013177:Sports