Phenotypes of Allergic Asthma: Does In-Vitro Allergy Testing Help Predict Asthma Disease Severity?

Background: Allergy and asthma are often diagnosed concomitantly. Patients with both diagnoses might need to have a more targeted approach to reduce the symptomatic burden and severity of disease.

Objective: This study was designed to explore the relationship between specific allergen sensitization, and asthma diagnosis and severity with the hypothesis that patients who tested positive to a higher allergy class of response and to more allergens would be more likely to have severe asthma.

Persistent Cough as a Predictor of Poor Responsiveness in Asthma Patients.

Objectives/hypothesis: The aim of this study is to establish a correlation between persistent cough (PC) and asthma diagnosis and its severity. We hypothesize that patients with past or current diagnosis of PC may have more severe asthma diagnosis and thus poor responsiveness to treatment.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review.