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ArticleCureus2024

From Mild to Mayhem: A Life-Threatening Exacerbation of Mild Asthma.

Kristina Brown, Lorraine Anderson

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Kristina BrownInternal Medicine-Pediatrics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.
Lorraine AndersonAllergy and Immunology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case illustrates an example of a patient with mild asthma who experiences a severe life-threatening exacerbation. This patient's experience is one of many that challenges the common misperception that mild, well-controlled asthma is not at risk for severe life-threatening exacerbations. The case exploration highlights the data fueling the new 2019/2020 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines, pharmaco-inequity, and barriers to healthcare access which can increase the risk for poor asthma outcomes. The graphic illustrates when patients with asthma, including those with mild asthma, may benefit from referral to an allergist-immunologist. Overall, this case underscores the importance of bridging the gap between generalists and allergist-immunologists to better serve an oft-overlooked patient population.

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exacerbationinhaled corticosteroid (ics)mild asthmaupdated guidelines on asthmawhen to refer

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PMID39479137
PMCPMC11524714

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