Challenges in the management of severe allergic asthma in the elderly

Little is known about the features of asthma and allergy in the elderly. A significant number of elderly patients with asthma have uncontrolled and severe asthma. This review aims to provide an analysis of the literature on the assessment and phenotype of severe allergic asthma in the elderly. Gaps...

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Autores principales: Ozturk, Ayse Bilge, Iliaz, Sinem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4803249/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27051308
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S85420
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description Little is known about the features of asthma and allergy in the elderly. A significant number of elderly patients with asthma have uncontrolled and severe asthma. This review aims to provide an analysis of the literature on the assessment and phenotype of severe allergic asthma in the elderly. Gaps and pitfalls in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, as well as management of severe allergic asthma in the elderly, are also discussed.
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spelling pubmed-48032492016-04-05 Challenges in the management of severe allergic asthma in the elderly Ozturk, Ayse Bilge Iliaz, Sinem J Asthma Allergy Review Little is known about the features of asthma and allergy in the elderly. A significant number of elderly patients with asthma have uncontrolled and severe asthma. This review aims to provide an analysis of the literature on the assessment and phenotype of severe allergic asthma in the elderly. Gaps and pitfalls in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, as well as management of severe allergic asthma in the elderly, are also discussed. Dove Medical Press 2016-03-17 /pmc/articles/PMC4803249/ /pubmed/27051308 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S85420 Text en © 2016 Ozturk and Iliaz. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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