RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Severe asthma (SA) compared to non severe persistent asthma (PA) in children: An Italian on-line database
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP P4245
VO 44
IS Suppl 58
A1 Silvia Montella
A1 Eugenio Baraldi
A1 Salvatore Cazzato
A1 Raffaele Aralla
A1 Mariangela Berardi
A1 Luigia Maria Brunetti
A1 Claudia Calogero
A1 Anna Rita Cappiello
A1 Fabio Cardinale
A1 Maria Elisa di Cicco
A1 Emanuela Di Palmo
A1 Sabrina Di Pillo
A1 Marzia Duse
A1 Grazia Fenu
A1 Giuliana Ferrante
A1 Fabrizio Franceschini
A1 Amelia Licari
A1 Giuseppina Marrazzo
A1 Maria Pia Natale
A1 Maria Francesca Patria
A1 Giorgio Piacentini
A1 Vincenzo Ragazzo
A1 Nicola Ullmann
A1 Franca Rusconi
YR 2014
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P4245.abstract
AB SA has been described as a heterogeneous disease with regard to clinical presentation and course. Few data are available in children.We present data on 37 patients 6-17 years old with SA defined according to recent ERS/ATS Guidelines (Eur Respir J 2014) in comparison with 64 age-matched peers with PA controlled by medium-dose inhaled steroids followed at specialised centres adhering to the Italian Society for Paediatric Respiratory Diseases (SIMRI). Each centre filled in questionnaires (medical + parental questionnaires + patient questionnaire if >12 yrs) on the web (CINECA). Cases included in 2013 are shown.The table summarizes main demographic and clinical history characteristics, lung function and atopic findings, comorbidities/contributory factors, and personal/family impact of the disease.These preliminary findings confirm that children with SA are a heterogeneous group. Distinguishing characteristics are age at asthma diagnosis, food sensitisation, atopic dermatitis, total IgE and lung function. SA represents an important burden to personal and family life.