This review on the association between sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma focusses on: 1) Our current understanding of the epidemiology of asthma, wheezing, airway obstruction, and airway responsiveness among patients with SCD; 2) The evidence supporting associations with SCD morbidity; 3) Our understanding of the pathophysiology of airway inflammation in SCD; 4) Current approaches to diagnosis and management of asthma in SCD; and 5) Future directions.
Recent Posts
- Monitoring respiratory function with telemedicine devices in asthmatic children
- Can measures of small airway dysfunction aid with the diagnosis or management of asthma exacerbations? A systematic review
- Risk factors for asthma exacerbations
- Single-cell profiling demonstrates the combined effect of wheeze phenotype and infant viral infection on airway epithelial development
- Evaluation of recently proposed thresholds to define spirometry bronchodilator response