Characteristics of Specialist-Diagnosed Asthma-COPD Overlap in Severe Asthma: Observations from the Korean Severe Asthma Registry (KoSAR).
Hyun Jee LeeSang-Heon KimByung-Keun KimYoungsoo LeeHwa Young LeeGa Young BanMin-Hye KimJoo-Hee KimJae-Woo KwonSo-Young ParkJae-Woo JungSo Young ParkChan Sun ParkChin Kook RheeTaehoon LeeJae Hyun LeeSo Ri KimJong-Sook ParkHeung-Woo ParkKwang Ha YooYeon-Mok OhYoung-Il KohByung-Jae LeeAn-Soo JangSang-Heon ChoHae-Sim ParkChoon-Sik ParkYou-Sook ChoJoo-Yoon HoPublished in: Allergy (2020)
Among patients with severe asthma, those with ACO were older, predominantly male, and were more likely to have a smoking history than those with asthma only. Patients with ACO used more systemic corticosteroid and had more frequent exacerbations related to emergency department visits than those with severe asthma only.