Asthma Year in Review. |
Sang Ha Kim |
Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. sanghakim@yonsei.ac.kr |
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Abstract |
This review highlights articles pertaining to the following 5 topics: the relationship between asthma, allergic and non-allergic rhinitis; the novel asthma phenotypes using cluster analysis; the diagnostic properties of inhaled dry-powder mannitol for the diagnosis of asthma; the value of mepolizumab therapy in exacerbations of refractory eosinophilic asthma; the role of bronchial thermoplasty in the treatment of severe asthma. |
Key Words:
Asthma, Rhinitis, Cluster analysis, Mannitol, mepolizumab |
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