Severe asthma - diagnosis and treatment

Ewa Jassem

ISSN: 1505-8409

Przewodnik Lekarza/Guide for GPs

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6/2009
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Severe asthma - diagnosis and treatment

Ewa Jassem

Przew Lek 2009; 6: 16-19

Online publish date: 2009/12/14

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Prevalence of severe asthma accounts for 5-10% of all asthma cases. In a proportion of patients even intensive treatment do not result in the improvement of symptom control. Some patients require periodical oral administration of gluccocorticosteroids, however in every individual case the possibility of adverse events should be taken into consideration. Moreover in every patient all potential co-morbidities and factors deteriorating asthma should be analyzed.

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Severe asthma - diagnosis and treatment

Ewa Jassem

severe asthma, gluccocorticosteroids