Chronic oral corticosteroids use and persistent eosinophilia in severe asthmatics from the Belgian severe asthma registry.

Sophie GraffS VanwynsbergheG BrusselleS HanonC SohyL J DupontR PecheA MichilsC PiletteG JoosR E LouisF N Schleich

Published in: Respiratory research (2020)

These data showed a significant association between a persistently high BEC and late-onset asthma in OCS treated SA patients. Whether it is poor compliance to treatment or corticosteroid insensitivity the reasons for this association warrants further investigation.

Keyphrases

late onset
early onset
newly diagnosed
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
lung function
electronic health record
drug induced
machine learning
patient reported outcomes
patient reported