Top in allergy/asthma: Updates from the American Thoracic Society International Conference

A presenter at the American Thoracic Society International Conference reported that exposure to violence was associated with neutrophilic asthma among children and adolescents in Puerto Rico.

The association may be due to direct effects, such as increased inflammatory markers, and indirect effects like poor diet from stress eating and depression or anxiety, Kristina M. Gaietto, MD, MPH, a clinical instructor and postdoctoral scholar in the division of pulmonology and department of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, told Healio.

It was the top story in allergy/asthma last week.

The second top story was about another study presented at the conference which found that patients with asthma are infrequently evaluated based on all seven endpoints of guidelines indicating remission.

Read these and more top stories in allergy/asthma below:

Exposure to violence associated with neutrophilic asthma in youth

Exposure to violence was associated with neutrophilic asthma among youth in Puerto Rico, data show. Read more.

Documentation of asthma remission endpoints varies

Few patients are evaluated based on all seven endpoints of guidelines indicating complete asthma remission, according to a poster. Read more.

Extreme heat associated with increased asthma hospital visits

High heat events and extreme temperatures that lasted several days showed an increase in asthma-related hospital visits, according to a presentation. Read more.

Rilzabrutinib shows improvement in asthma control

Patients with moderate to severe asthma who were treated with rilzabrutinib showed a reduction in loss of asthma control events, researchers reported. Read more.

Mucus plugging may persist in severe asthma despite biologic treatment

Patients with severe asthma often experience residual mucus plugging even with biologic treatment, according to a presentation. Read more.