Prevalence of eosinophilic, atopic, and overlap phenotypes among patients with severe asthma in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Prevalence of eosinophilic, atopic, and overlap phenotypes among patients with severe asthma in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Eosinophilia is a significant factor in asthma severity; however, the prevalence of severe eosinophilic asthma in Saudi Arabia is largely unknown. We aimed to determine the prevalence of the eosinophilic (defined in this study as ≥ 300 cells/mm3 in blood), atopic (atopic phenotyp...

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Main Authors: Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Siraj Wali, Amr S. Albanna, Riyad Allehebi, Hussein Al-Matar, Mohamed Fattouh, Maarten Beekman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Eosinophilic asthma
Atopic asthma
Saudi Arabia
Disease characteristics
Severe asthma
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-01856-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-01856-9

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