J Respir Med Lung Dis | Volume 3, Issue 2 | Review Article | Open Access
Di Wu and Qian Zhang*
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, China
*Correspondance to: Qian Zhang
Fulltext PDFBronchial asthma is a chronic disease characterized by airway inflammation, hyperresponsiveness and remodeling. Most patients can achieve adequate control of asthma while the subgroup shows little reaction to current treatment is defined as ‘severe asthma’. Efforts have been made by researchers to reveal a more exact definition, a more specific mechanism and an efficient individual therapy. This review will provide an update on the latest advancements with regard to all these domains.
Severe asthma; Definition; Diagnosis; Mechanism; Phenotypes; Treatment
Wu D, Zhang Q. Severe Asthma. J Respir Med Lung Dis. 2018; 3(2): 1039.