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Bronchial asthma
Airway hyperreactivity
Reactive airway disease
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Not single disease; rather, umbrella term for numerous phenotypes in which normally harmless environmental allergens cause airway hyperresponsiveness due to pathologic immune-mediated host response
Altes TA et al: Clinical correlates of lung ventilation defects in asthmatic children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 137(3):789-796.e7, 2016
Narayanan S et al: Relevance of chest radiography in pediatric inpatients with asthma. J Asthma. 51(7):751-5, 2014
Szefler SJ et al: Asthma across the ages: knowledge gaps in childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 133(1):3-13; quiz 14, 2014
Cadman RV et al: Pulmonary 3He magnetic resonance imaging of childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 131(2):369-76.e1-5, 2013
Ober C et al: The genetics of asthma and allergic disease: a 21st century perspective. Immunol Rev. 242(1):10-30, 2011
Szefler SJ: Advances in pediatric asthma in 2010: addressing the major issues. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 127(1):102-15, 2011
Bisgaard H et al: Long-term studies of the natural history of asthma in childhood. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 126(2):187-97; quiz 198-9, 2010
Bush A et al: Management of severe asthma in children. Lancet. 376(9743):814-25, 2010
Castro-Rodriguez JA: The Asthma Predictive Index: a very useful tool for predicting asthma in young children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 126(2):212-6, 2010
de Groot EP et al: Comorbidities of asthma during childhood: possibly important, yet poorly studied. Eur Respir J. 36(3):671-8, 2010
Quizon A et al: Special considerations in pediatric asthma. Curr Opin Pharmacol. 10(3):272-5, 2010
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Synonyms
Bronchial asthma
Airway hyperreactivity
Reactive airway disease
Definitions
Not single disease; rather, umbrella term for numerous phenotypes in which normally harmless environmental allergens cause airway hyperresponsiveness due to pathologic immune-mediated host response
Altes TA et al: Clinical correlates of lung ventilation defects in asthmatic children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 137(3):789-796.e7, 2016
Narayanan S et al: Relevance of chest radiography in pediatric inpatients with asthma. J Asthma. 51(7):751-5, 2014
Szefler SJ et al: Asthma across the ages: knowledge gaps in childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 133(1):3-13; quiz 14, 2014
Cadman RV et al: Pulmonary 3He magnetic resonance imaging of childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 131(2):369-76.e1-5, 2013
Ober C et al: The genetics of asthma and allergic disease: a 21st century perspective. Immunol Rev. 242(1):10-30, 2011
Szefler SJ: Advances in pediatric asthma in 2010: addressing the major issues. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 127(1):102-15, 2011
Bisgaard H et al: Long-term studies of the natural history of asthma in childhood. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 126(2):187-97; quiz 198-9, 2010
Bush A et al: Management of severe asthma in children. Lancet. 376(9743):814-25, 2010
Castro-Rodriguez JA: The Asthma Predictive Index: a very useful tool for predicting asthma in young children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 126(2):212-6, 2010
de Groot EP et al: Comorbidities of asthma during childhood: possibly important, yet poorly studied. Eur Respir J. 36(3):671-8, 2010
Quizon A et al: Special considerations in pediatric asthma. Curr Opin Pharmacol. 10(3):272-5, 2010
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