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Overview of severe asthma, with emphasis on pediatric patients: a review for practitioners

Arabelle Abellard, Andrea A Pappalardo
DOI: 10.1136/jim-2020-001752 Published 27 September 2021
Arabelle Abellard
1 Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Andrea A Pappalardo
1 Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Abstract

Asthma is the most common life-threatening chronic disease in children. Although guidelines exist for the diagnosis and treatment of asthma, treatment of severe, pediatric asthma remains difficult. Limited studies in the pediatric population on new asthma therapies, complex issues with adolescence and adherence, health disparities, and unequal access to guideline-based care complicate the care of children with severe, persistent asthma. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of asthma, including asthma subtypes, comorbidities, and risk factors, to discuss diagnostic considerations and pitfalls and existing treatments, and then present existing and emerging therapeutic approaches to asthma management. An improved understanding of asthma heterogeneity, clinical characteristics, inflammatory patterns, and pathobiology can help further guide the management of severe asthma in children. More studies are needed in the pediatric population to understand emerging therapeutics application in children. Effective multimodal strategies tailored to individual characteristics and a commitment to address risk factors, modifiers, and health disparities may help reduce the burden of asthma in the USA.

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  • Contributors Both authors have contributed to the manuscript and agreed with the final version of the manuscript. AA and AP are credited with substantial contribution to the design of the work, literature review of all the sections discussed, revision of critically important intellectual content, final approval of the published version, and agreement of accountability for all aspects of the work. AA and AP are credited with significant design of the tables and graphs, literature review of all sections, revision of important intellectual content for the discussion, and agreement of accountability for all parts of the work. AA and AP are credited with literature review, final content write-up, and agreement of accountability for all aspects of the work.

  • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

  • Competing interests AP serves a consultant for OptumRx/UnitedHealth Group. She also is on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Asthma Consortium.

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Overview of severe asthma, with emphasis on pediatric patients: a review for practitioners
Arabelle Abellard, Andrea A Pappalardo
Journal of Investigative Medicine Oct 2021, 69 (7) 1297-1309; DOI: 10.1136/jim-2020-001752

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Overview of severe asthma, with emphasis on pediatric patients: a review for practitioners
Arabelle Abellard, Andrea A Pappalardo
Journal of Investigative Medicine Oct 2021, 69 (7) 1297-1309; DOI: 10.1136/jim-2020-001752
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