Non respiratory symptoms in asthma as possible predictors of exacerbations

Gennaro Liccardi; Gennaro Baldi; Adriano Berra; Emanuela Carpentieri; Marina Cutajar; Maria D'Amato; Mario Del Donno; Bruno Del Prato; Ilenia Folletti; Federica Gani; Domenico Gargano; Domenico Giannattasio; Michele Giovannini; Antonio Infantino; Carlo Lombardi; Mario Lo Schiavo; Francesco Madonna; Mauro Maniscalco; Antonio Meriggi; Manlio Milanese; Carmen Montera; Antonio Pio; Maria Russo; Antonello Salzillo; Patrizia Scavalli; Nicola Scichilone; Bruno Sposato; Anna Stanziola; Antonio Starace; Alessandro Vatrella; Gennaro D'Amato; Giovanni Passalacqua

doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2015.04.011

Non respiratory symptoms in asthma as possible predictors of exacerbations

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2015 Sep-Oct;3(5):798-800.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.04.011. Epub 2015 May 21.

Authors

Gennaro Liccardi¹, Gennaro Baldi², Adriano Berra³, Emanuela Carpentieri⁴, Marina Cutajar⁵, Maria D'Amato⁶, Mario Del Donno⁷, Bruno Del Prato⁸, Ilenia Folletti⁹, Federica Gani¹⁰, Domenico Gargano¹¹, Domenico Giannattasio¹², Michele Giovannini¹³, Antonio Infantino¹⁴, Carlo Lombardi¹⁵, Mario Lo Schiavo¹⁶, Francesco Madonna¹⁷, Mauro Maniscalco¹⁸, Antonio Meriggi¹⁹, Manlio Milanese²⁰, Carmen Montera¹⁶, Antonio Pio¹⁶, Maria Russo²¹, Antonello Salzillo²¹, Patrizia Scavalli²², Nicola Scichilone²³, Bruno Sposato²⁴, Anna Stanziola⁶, Antonio Starace²⁵, Alessandro Vatrella²⁶, Gennaro D'Amato²¹, Giovanni Passalacqua²⁷

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pneumology and Allergology, Department of Chest Diseases, High Speciality "A. Cardarelli" Hospital, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: gennaro.liccardi@tin.it.
² Respiratory Medicine Unit, ASL (district 66), Salerno, Italy.
³ Respiratory Allergy Unit, G.Da Procida Hospital, Salerno, Italy.
⁴ Division of Pneumology, "Santa Maria Novella" Hospital, Galatina, Lecce, Italy; Division of Pneumology, "Rummo" Hospital, Benevento, Italy.
⁵ Division of Internal Medicine, Allergy Center, Ospedali Riuniti Penisola Sorrentina, Sorrento, Naples, Italy.
⁶ Department of Respiratory Disease, "Federico II" University - AO "Dei Colli", Naples, Italy.
⁷ Division of Pneumology, "Rummo" Hospital, Benevento, Italy.
⁸ Unit of Bronchial Endoscopy and Broncho-pulmonology Emergencies, High Speciality "A. Cardarelli" Hospital, Naples, Italy.
⁹ Department of Medicine, Unit of Occupational and Environmental Allergy, University of Perugia, Terni Hospital, Terni, Italy.
¹⁰ Allergy Unit, S. Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, Torino, Italy.
¹¹ Allergy Unit, High Speciality "San Giuseppe Moscati" Hospital, Avellino, Italy.
¹² Respiratory Physiopathology and Allergy, High Speciality Center, "S. Maria Incoronata dell'Olmo" Hospital, Cava dei tirreni, Salerno, Italy.
¹³ Pulmonary Diseases Department, Mirandola Hospital, Modena, Italy.
¹⁴ Respiratory Area, Società Italiana Interdisciplinare per le Cure Primarie, Italy.
¹⁵ Departmental Unit of Allergy, Clinical Immunology and Respiratory Diseases, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy.
¹⁶ Allergy and Clinical Immunology, "G. Fucito" Hospital, S. Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy.
¹⁷ Allergy Unit, ASL (Sanitary District no. 12), Caserta, Italy.
¹⁸ Section of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital "S. Maria della Pietà", Casoria, Naples, Italy.
¹⁹ Allergy and Immunology Unit, Fondazione "Salvatore Maugeri", Institute of Research and Care, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
²⁰ Division of Pneumology, S. Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure, Savona, Italy.
²¹ Division of Pneumology and Allergology, Department of Chest Diseases, High Speciality "A. Cardarelli" Hospital, Naples, Italy.
²² Unit of Respiratory Physiopathology, Allergy and Occupational Medicine, ASL, Viterbo, Italy.
²³ Biomedical Department of Specialistic and Internal Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
²⁴ Pneumology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera "Misericordia", Grosseto, Italy.
²⁵ Division of Pneumology and Physiopathology, Department of Chest Diseases, High Speciality "A. Cardarelli" Hospital, Naples, Italy.
²⁶ Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
²⁷ Allergy and Respiratory Diseases, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

PMID: 26004306
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.04.011

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MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis*
Anxiety Disorders / immunology
Asthma / diagnosis*
Asthma / immunology
Autonomic Nervous System / physiology
Autonomic Nervous System / physiopathology
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Italy
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Young Adult