The diagnosis and therapeutic effects of exercise-induced asthma in athlete population

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Among the athletes who were mainly junior or high school students living in Niigata prefecture, the diagnosis of exercise-induced asthma was performed by using medical interviews, pulmonary function tests(PFT), the measurement of fraction of exhaled nitric oxide, and various types of provocation tests. As a result, the prevalence of asthma in athlete population was about 10%. Moreover, in most cases, inhaled corticosteroid(ICS) led to the improvements of symptoms associated with exercise, and PFT. However, some cases showed no or less responsiveness to ICS, and it is an important problem to treat such cases, less responsive to ICS.