"Patient remodeling" as a consequence of uncontrolled and prolonged OCS use in severe asthma : how biologic therapy can reverse a dangerous trend

INTRODUCTION: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that can lead to airways remodeling. Despite their well-known side-effects, oral corticosteroids (OCS) continue to be used to reduce exacerbations and control asthma symptoms in many patients.

CASE STUDY: We describe two cases of uncontrolled severe asthma characterized by systemic clinical consequences of prolonged OCS use, such as diabetes, weight gain, and osteoporosis.

RESULTS: Both patients were treated with Dupilumab. During follow-up both patients showed an improvement in asthma control and were able to gradually taper the OCS dose, thus reducing the clinical burden associated with hypercortisolism.

CONCLUSION: Dupilumab was able to control both the inflammatory-induced "airway remodeling" as well as the OCS-induced "patient remodeling".

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61

Enthalten in:

The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 61(2024), 1 vom: 08. Jan., Seite 72-75

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Perlato, Margherita [VerfasserIn]
Mecheri, Valentina [VerfasserIn]
Vivarelli, Emanuele [VerfasserIn]
Accinno, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Vultaggio, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Matucci, Andrea [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Bronchial asthma
Dupilumab
Journal Article
Oral corticosteroids
Remodeling

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.01.2024

Date Revised 09.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/02770903.2023.2241910

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361139306