Predictors of frequent exacerbations in (ex)smoking and never smoking adults with severe asthma

Persistent eosinophilic airway inflammation is an important driver for asthma exacerbations in non-smokers with asthma. Whether eosinophilic inflammation is also a predictor of asthma exacerbations in (ex)smokers is not known.

Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - August 7, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Guus A. Westerhof, Jantina C. de Groot, Marijke Amelink, Selma B. de Nijs, Anneke ten Brinke, Els J. Weersink, Elisabeth H. Bel Source Type: research