Article
[Difficult asthma].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 1 Oct 2006
Chanez Pascal, Vachier Isabelle, Bourdin Arnaud, Halimi Laurence, Godard Philippe
Abstract excerpt
Difficult asthma is a major issue in pulmonary medicine today because of its cost for patients and society. Difficult asthma is asthma that remains uncontrolled despite optimal specialist management. The validity of the diagnosis must be reconsidered in these cases: associated or differential diagnoses may be involved in the lack of control, and it is always necessary to assess the patient's treatment adhesion....
Topics
- Administration, Oral
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones
- Adult
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Aspirin
- Asthma
- Bronchodilator Agents
- Child
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Drug Resistance
- Eosinophilia