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KMID : 0882420180930020159
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2018 Volume.93 No. 2 p.159 ~ p.171
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Treatment of Severe Asthma
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Lee Tae-Hoon
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Abstract
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Severe asthma represents 3-10% of all cases of asthma, but accounts for > 60% of total asthma-related medical costs. Uncontrolled asthma symptoms and frequent asthma exacerbations associated with severe asthma have profound adverse effects on patients’ quality of life. The concepts of difficult-to-treat asthma and severe asthma are different; severe asthma represents one kind of difficult-to-treat asthma. Misdiagnosis, nonadherence, and comorbidities may also be causes of difficult-to-treat asthma. This review discusses important principles in the treatment of difficult-to-treat asthma and severe asthma.
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KEYWORD
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Severe asthma, Difficult-to-treat asthma
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