The relevance of symptom perception in the management of severe asthma in adolescents

Amelia Licari, Riccardo Castagnoli, Martina Votto, Gianluigi Marseglia, Giorgio Ciprandi

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Severe asthma in adolescents is a demanding challenge that deserves adequate management, including thorough work-up and rigorous follow-up. METHODS: We evaluated a group of adolescents with severe asthma to investigate the change over time of clinical, functional, and biological parameters. RESULTS: Most of adolescents treated with standard therapy improved, but some did not achieve an optimal asthma control and FeNO values increased. CONCLUSIONS: Despite guidelines-based therapy and clinical-functional improvement, type 2 inflammation could be not completely controlled. Biologics option could be considered if biomarkers suggest potential asthma relapse.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)529-531
Number of pages3
JournalRecenti Progressi in Medicina
Volume112
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 1 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine(all)

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