| Title | Epidemiology of virus-induced asthma exacerbations: with special reference to the role of human rhinovirus. | ||
| Author | Saraya, Takeshi; Kurai, Daisuke; Ishii, Haruyuki; Ito, Anri; Sasaki, Yoshiko; Niwa, Shoichi; Kiyota, Naoko; Tsukagoshi, Hiroyuki; Kozawa, Kunihisa; Goto, Hajime; Takizawa, Hajime | ||
| Journal | Front Microbiol | Publication Year/Month | 2014 |
| PMID | 24904541 | PMCID | PMC4033317 |
| Affiliation + expend | 1.Department of Respiratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyorin University Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan. | ||
Viral respiratory infections may be associated with the virus-induced asthma in adults as well as children. Particularly, human rhinovirus is strongly suggested a major candidate for the associations of the virus-induced asthma. Thus, in this review, we reviewed and focused on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of virus-induced asthma with special reference on human rhinovirus. Furthermore, we added our preliminary data regarding the clinical and virological findings in the present review.