An Electronic Asthma Self-Management Intervention for Young African American Adults.

Background: Health disparities are seen in many chronic conditions including asthma. Young African American adults represent a population at high risk for poor asthma outcomes due to both their minority status and the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood. Recruitment and retention has been challenging in this demographic stratum, and traditional asthma education is often not feasible.

A 31-year-old pregnant woman with angioedema.

Angioedema is swelling of the deep layers of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue due to an increase in vascular permeability. Angioedema sometimes occurs concomitantly with urticaria and represents an allergic disease. In other cases, angioedema is not associated with an allergic condition.

Young, African American adults with asthma: what matters to them?

Background: Asthma is a common chronic condition that shows significant health disparities among minority populations. Little research has focused on the management needs and preferences of young African American adults with asthma, a population undergoing dramatic life changes as they transition from adolescence to adulthood.

Objective: To understand the experiences and perspectives of young African American adults managing their asthma.

Anosmia and an uncommon nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug reaction in a 38-year-old man.

Anosmia with asthma and nasal polyposis raises suspicion for aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD). Guidelines for desensitization of patients with AERD to prevent recurrent nasal polyposis and improve upper and lower respiratory symptoms are well established. We present a patient with an uncommon reaction to acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs who required deviation from the standard ASA desensitization approach.