TY - JOUR
T1 - Asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome - Literature review and contributions towards a portuguese consensus
AU - Araújo, D.
AU - Padrão, E.
AU - Morais-Almeida, M.
AU - Cardoso, J.
AU - Pavão, F.
AU - Leite, R.B.
AU - Caldas, A.C.
AU - Marques, A.
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - Introduction: Phenotypic overlap between the two main chronic airway pulmonary diseases, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), has been the subject of debate for decades, and recently the nomenclature of asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) was adopted for this condition. The definition of this entity in the literature is, however, very heterogeneous, it is therefore important to define how it applies to Portugal. Methods: A literature review of ACOS was made in a first phase resulting in the drawing up of a document that was later submitted for discussion among a panel of chronic lung diseases experts, resulting in reflexions about diagnosis, treatment and clinical guidance for ACOS patients. © 2017 Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia.
AB - Introduction: Phenotypic overlap between the two main chronic airway pulmonary diseases, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), has been the subject of debate for decades, and recently the nomenclature of asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) was adopted for this condition. The definition of this entity in the literature is, however, very heterogeneous, it is therefore important to define how it applies to Portugal. Methods: A literature review of ACOS was made in a first phase resulting in the drawing up of a document that was later submitted for discussion among a panel of chronic lung diseases experts, resulting in reflexions about diagnosis, treatment and clinical guidance for ACOS patients. © 2017 Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia.
KW - Asthma
KW - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
KW - Overlap syndrome
KW - Portuguese consensus
U2 - 10.1016/j.rppnen.2016.11.005
DO - 10.1016/j.rppnen.2016.11.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28089081
VL - 23
SP - 90
EP - 99
JO - Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
JF - Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia
SN - 0873-2159
IS - 2
ER -