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Comment
. 2020 Dec 10;56(6):2003045.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.03045-2020. Print 2020 Dec.

Why asthma might surprisingly protect against poor outcomes in COVID-19

Hugo Farne  1 , Aran Singanayagam  2
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Why asthma might surprisingly protect against poor outcomes in COVID-19

Hugo Farne et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

Asthma may protect against poor outcomes in COVID-19 due to several possible mechanisms, including altered viral entry receptor expression, inhaled corticosteroid use, chronic inflammation, reduced exposure due to shielding and/or mucus hypersecretion https://bit.ly/3eiXOPP

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: H. Farne has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: A. Singanayagam has nothing to disclose.

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Hypotheses to explain the low prevalence of asthma in patients hospitalised with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and relatively improved outcomes in these patients.
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