Yamaya Metstuo
Department of Geriatric and Respiratory Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicne, Sendai, Japan.
Tohoku J Exp Med. 2002 Jun;197(2):67-80. doi: 10.1620/tjem.197.67.
The number of senile patients with therapy resistant bronchial asthma, chronic pulmonary emphysema increases due to the habit of smoking and increased number of older people, and these inflammatory pulmonary diseases are the leading causes of death worldwide. Rhinoviruses cause the majority of common colds, and provoke exacerbations of bronchial asthma and chronic pulmonary emphysema. Here, I review the pathogenesis and management of rhinovirus infection-induced exacerbation of senile bronchial asthma and chronic pulmonary emphysema.
由于吸烟习惯和老年人数量的增加，患有治疗抵抗性支气管哮喘、慢性肺气肿的老年患者数量不断上升，而这些肺部炎症性疾病是全球范围内的主要死因。鼻病毒引发了大多数普通感冒，并会诱发支气管哮喘和慢性肺气肿的加重。在此，我综述鼻病毒感染诱发老年支气管哮喘和慢性肺气肿加重的发病机制及治疗方法。
