Can Asthma Cause COPD?
Asthma is often considered as a major risk factor for COPD. Many children with asthma attacks tend to outgrow this condition and develop COPD later in life. The possibility of having this dual diagnosis tends to increase when you get aged. This direct link might be caused by damages to your lungs and airways due to inflammation from asthma. Therefore, a spirometry test might be needed each year to measure the performance of your lungs and detect the presence of COPD timely. More research is still needed to show more relationships between these two conditions. [3]
