level of eosinophil cationic protein in sputum of chemical warfare victims

Level of Eosinophil Cationic Protein in Sputum of Chemical Warfare Victims

Objective(s) Considering fair response to inhaled corticosteroids and reports of severe air way hyper responsiveness in chemical warfare victims (CWV), a role for eosinophilic inflammation (i.e. asthma) was postulated. The objective of this study was to determine the presence of eosinophilic inflammation in CWV by evaluation of Sputum cellularity and eosinophil cationic protein (ECP). Materials...

is serum or sputum eosinophil cationic protein level adequate for diagnosis of mild asthma?

spirometry has been used as a common diagnostic test in asthma. most of the patients with a mild asthma have a fev1 within normal range. hence, other diagnostic methods are usually used. the aim of this study was to evaluate whether eosinophil cationic protein (ecp) could be an accurate diagnostic marker of mild asthma. in this study diagnosis of asthma was made according to internationally acc...

Eosinophil cationic protein concentration in saliva does not correlate with eosinophil cationic protein concentration in sputum.

compared to L-IS (n 18, p 0.02) but no difference in total cell count; all other cell types, including epithelial and squamous cells, were not significantly different between the two collections. E-IS and BAL eosinophils were significantly correlated (n 20, 0.72, p 0.0004) in all groups and in asthma alone (n 10, 0.82, p 0.004); L-IS showed weaker correlations for percentage of eosinophils with...

Late cutaneous complications in chemical warfare victims in Kerman province

Iraq has used chemical warfare agents in recent Iran-Iraq conflict ( 1980-88) . There are few studies regarding late complications of chemical warfare and there is no report concerning late cutaneous complications. The present study is concerned with the late clinical manifestation of cutaneous complications in chemical warfare casualties in comparison to non – chemical injured soldiers. Upon t...

Phenomenology of Sexual Dysfunctions in Chemical Warfare Victims of Sardasht City

Prevalence of Asthma in Children of Chemical Warfare Victims

OBJECTIVE Exposure of DNA to sulfur mustard gas may increase the inheritance of asthma in chemical warfare victims' (CWV) offspring. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma in children of CWV and compare it to asthmatic children in the general population. METHODS Four hundred and nine children from 130 CWV fathers and 440 children from 145 asthmatic parents from ...