Asthme a début tardif [Late-onset asthma].

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serval:BIB_2FF6EA3B12A4
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Asthme a début tardif [Late-onset asthma].
Journal
Revue Médicale Suisse
Author(s)
Ogna A., Nicod L.P.
ISSN
1660-9379 (Print)
ISSN-L
1660-9379
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2011
Volume
7
Number
318
Pages
2278-2283
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal Article ; Review
Abstract
Late-onset asthma is a common disease, with characteristics that differentiate it from childhood asthma persisting in adults, including a heterogeneity of underlying mechanism, a correlation with occupational exposure and the tendency to chronicize. Inadequate perception of the disease importance and difficulties in diagnosis, due to the association to COPD, the broad differential diagnosis spectrum and an atypical clinical manifestation, make this disease entity underdiagnosed and under-treated, with consequences for morbidity and mortality. The treatment of adults with asthma follows the usual guidelines, but must take into account an occasional poor therapeutic response and the risk of side effects in polymorbid patients.
Keywords
Adult, Age of Onset, Algorithms, Asthma/diagnosis, Asthma/epidemiology, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Respiratory Function Tests
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