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  • Allergy and Immunology
  • Pulmonology
  • Clinical Medicine

Background:

  • The role of allergen sensitization in adult severe asthma remains debated.
  • Understanding sensitization profiles and allergic comorbidities is crucial for managing severe asthma.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize sensitization profiles and allergic comorbidities in severe asthma patients.
  • To investigate the association between sensitization patterns and asthma severity.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective study of 201 adult severe asthma patients at a French university hospital.
  • Assessed sensitization via skin prick tests and specific IgE levels.
  • Utilized the ASSESS score to quantify asthma severity.

Main Results:

  • 70.6% of patients were sensitized to at least one aeroallergen.
  • Monosensitized patients were older at diagnosis, had higher ASSESS scores, and lower lung function compared to polysensitized patients.
  • While polysensitized patients had more comorbidities, the number of comorbidities did not correlate with asthma severity.

Conclusions:

  • Monosensitization in severe asthma is linked to increased disease severity and airway obstruction.
  • Allergies may not be a primary driver of asthma severity in adults, especially in late-onset asthma.