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“It's like being on a roller coaster”: the burden of caring for people with severe asthma
ERJ Open Research, 2021 Introduction Family carers and significant others play a fundamental role in the well-being of people with severe asthma. This study aimed to investigate the challenges faced by family carers/significant others of people with severe asthma, to understand
Eleanor C. Majellano +4 more
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Clinical and Translational Allergy, 2023 Background House dust mite (HDM) is the most common sensitising allergen in asthma. Ethnic minority groups (EMGs) in the UK are more likely to live in deprived conditionings with a greater exposure to HDM and other aero‐allergens.
Adel H. Mansur +7 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 BackgroundAtopic dermatitis (AD) is regarded as a chronic systemic disease which is characterized by a robust overexpression of type 2 related cytokines, with increased total IgE levels and a concomitant sensitization to common allergens.
Ruperto González-Pérez +5 more
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Imaging for precision medicine: can V‐P SPECT measure mepolizumab response in asthma?
Respirology Case Reports, 2021 Monoclonal antibody therapies are effective for many but not all people with severe asthma. Precision medicine guides treatment selection using biomarkers to select patients most likely to respond according to their inflammatory endotypes.
Vanessa M. McDonald +5 more
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Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022 Severe eosinophilic asthma is associated with a high corticosteroid burden, particularly in patients with comorbid chronic sinusitis/nasal polyps. This case study reports a 33-year-old woman who presented to the severe asthma center with uncontrolled ...
Adel H. Mansur, PhD FRCP
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Application of an algorithm to analyze patterns of intermittent oral corticosteroid use in asthma
npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 2023 An algorithm to describe patterns of intermittent oral corticosteroid use in the UK (n = 476,167) found that one-third of patients receiving intermittent oral corticosteroids for asthma only had short gaps (
John Haughney +11 more
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021 Background Benralizumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting the human interleukin-5 (IL-5) receptor (IL-5R), was used before marketing authorisation in Spain in a real world setting as part of an early-access programme (EAP) to treat patients with severe ...
Eva Martínez-Moragón +4 more
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Severe Asthma in Children [PDF]
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 2014 Severe asthma in children is characterized by sustained symptoms despite treatment with high doses of inhaled corticosteroids or oral corticosteroids. Children with severe asthma may fall into 2 categories, difficult-to-treat asthma or severe therapy-resistant asthma. Difficult-to-treat asthma is defined as poor control due to an incorrect diagnosis or
Theresa W, Guilbert +2 more
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Depiction of Major Mite Allergens in Severe Allergic Rhinitis with High Mite Perennial Exposure
Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2020 Objective: Airway diseases, including allergic rhinitis, are prompted by specific IgE antibodies against airborne allergens and notably those derived from mites.
Ruperto González-Pérez +3 more
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Biologics and global burden of asthma: A worldwide portrait and a call for action
World Allergy Organization Journal, 2021 Biologics for severe asthma can significantly impact on the burden of disease and also have the potential to reduce asthma mortality. By reviewing the literature and contacting the pharmaceutical companies, the present paper aims at providing a worldwide
M. Caminati +6 more
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