title: [The measurement of exhaled nitric oxide, a new tool in the management of asthma?].
abstract: A GOOD DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR ASTHMA: Chronic airway inflammation, main feature of asthma, can be assessed by measuring the exhaled nitric oxide (NO) level. Measurement of NO is standardized, non-invasive and easy to use in both children and adults. Studies have shown that it is a good diagnostic test for asthma when NO is high. However, other conditions or pathologies must be searched for because they may influence the results. ITS PLACE IN TREATMENT: Although exhaled NO helps to characterise the patients with asthma, other studies are required to show that it can help to improve the follow-up of such patients. Nevertheless, this tool has not yet been validated in the daily treatment of asthma and further research is still ongoing.
authors.affiliation: Service des maladies respiratoires, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, 371 Avenue du Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 05, France. r-chiron@chu-montpellier.fr
authors.forename: Raphaël
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chiron
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vachier
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Godard
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chanez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000378:metabolism; D045853:Exhalation; D006801:Humans; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D009569:Nitric Oxide