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Usefulness of Exhaled NO in the Differential Diagnosis Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia and Bacterial Pneumonia

NCT01152424 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2011-06-08

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Summary

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is diagnosed by cell count analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. However, the performance of bronchoscopy is not easy for patients with AEP, because they usually have hypoxia. Exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is usually elevated in the patients with eosinophilic inflammation such as asthma, but there is no previous studies FeNO in the patients with AEP. Investigators hypothesized that FeNO elevated significantly in patients with AEP, and FeNO can be used as non-invasive diagnostic method in patients who are clinically suspected with AEP, especially when the performance of bronchoscopy is difficult.

Conditions

  • Acute
  • Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2011-04-30
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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