Abstract
Abstract
Background
Asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) according to GINA and GOLD is not a single disease and is described by persistent airflow limitation with several features usually associated with asthma and several features usually associated with COPD. Some different protocols were proposed to diagnose ACO, besides those reported in GINA and GOLD guidelines. Despite the discrepancy between all the proposed diagnostic protocols, the diagnosis of ACO is still worthy as it may lead to a more appropriate treatment plan. In Egypt, prevalence of ACO is hardly estimated due to lack of database of patients. Our aim of work was to detect the prevalence of ACO in patients diagnosed as having a chronic airflow limiting disease.
Results
In asthma group (75 patients), 53.3% (40 patients) were diagnosed as ACO with 3 statistically significant favoring diagnostic criteria; post-BDR test FEV1/FVC < 70%, longer disease duration, and sputum neutrophilia ≥ 57%. While in COPD group (75 patients), 42.7% (32 patients) were diagnosed as ACO with four statistically significant favoring diagnostic criteria; higher BDR, presence of personal history of either asthma or atopy and sputum eosinophils > 1%.
Conclusions
ACO has an underestimated prevalence among those diagnosed with either asthma or COPD. More consensus guidelines are needed to focus on the more effective and the more practical criteria to diagnose such hidden disease.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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