AAP News Vol. 14 No. 5 May 1998, p. 2
© 1998 American Academy of Pediatrics
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Exhaled NO and asthma

Stefanie Dell'Aringa

Measuring exhaled nitric oxide (NO) in children with acute asthma may be a noninvasive method of monitoring airway inflammation, according to an Italian study.

Researchers assessed effects of oral steroid therapy on exhaled NO levels in 16 children with acute asthma, ages 6 to 13 years, recruited from the emergency care department, and in 16 healthy controls.

For measurement of NO levels, children were asked to wear a nose clip and breathe through a mouthpiece.