Emma Greimann MD , George E. Freigeh MD, MA , Rachel P. Wettenstein BS , Belinda Nelson MSW, PhD , Laurie M. Carpenter MSW , Arjun Mohan MBBS , Alan Baptist MD, MPH
{"title":"Mild asthma—What matters to patients and parents","authors":"Emma Greimann MD , George E. Freigeh MD, MA , Rachel P. Wettenstein BS , Belinda Nelson MSW, PhD , Laurie M. Carpenter MSW , Arjun Mohan MBBS , Alan Baptist MD, MPH","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Mild asthma has received less attention despite accounting for most of patient with asthma. However, asthma complications including hospitalizations and progressive loss of lung function frequently occur in such patients. The priorities of patients with mild asthma are unknown, hindering the ability to advance care.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To identify patient and parent perspectives on the definition of mild asthma, treatment preferences, concerns and goals of care.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Participants with self-defined mild/intermittent asthma were recruited using emails distributed through the Allergy & Asthma Network and Allergy Foundation of America. A demographic survey and measures of asthma control/quality of life were completed. Focus groups consisting of approximately 5 participants and a focus group leader were conducted.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 20 patients and 20 parents of children with mild asthma participated. Focus groups revealed significant variability in the definition and treatment preferences. Frequency of symptoms appears to be a key driver in treatment decisions for mild asthma, and those with infrequent symptoms were opposed to the addition of an inhaled corticosteroid to albuterol. Use of recommended asthma monitoring strategies such as asthma action plans or peak flow meters was low among adults. Participants desired more education from their providers regarding asthma remission and long-term complications associated with mild asthma.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>There is significant heterogeneity in the definition and treatment preferences among patients and parents of those with mild asthma. Shared decision making between patients and providers is necessary to personalize medical decisions in those with mild asthma.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 290-295.e1"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142752149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Do no harm: An ethical approach to refractory anaphylaxis to chemotherapy","authors":"Timothy M. Buckey MD, MBE","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.024","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 247-248"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142774572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexandra A. Weir MS , Onyinye I. Iweala MD, PhD , Evan S. Dellon MD, MPH
{"title":"High prevalence of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders in patients with atopic disease","authors":"Alexandra A. Weir MS , Onyinye I. Iweala MD, PhD , Evan S. Dellon MD, MPH","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 362-364"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142803196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Utility of using thoracic computed tomography to measure lung function decline and detect unsuspected emphysema in severe asthma","authors":"Arthur F. Gelb MD, Donald P. Tashkin MD","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 253-254"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143529422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kirsten Stewart MBChB , Chris RuiWen Kuo MD , Rory Chan PhD , Brian Lipworth MD
{"title":"Performance of 5-domain rhinology-focused symptom score with dupilumab in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps","authors":"Kirsten Stewart MBChB , Chris RuiWen Kuo MD , Rory Chan PhD , Brian Lipworth MD","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 360-362"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142632216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding advances in inborn errors of immunity for the practicing allergist-immunologist","authors":"Rebecca R. Saff MD, PhD , Marcus S. Shaker MD, MS","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 245-246"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143529841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Teng-Li Lin MD , Yi-Hsuan Fan MD , Kuo-Sheng Fan MD , Chao-Kuei Juan MD , Yi-Ju Chen MD, PhD , Chun-Ying Wu MD, MPH, PhD
{"title":"Dupilumab impact on psychiatric and sleep disorder risk reduction in atopic dermatitis","authors":"Teng-Li Lin MD , Yi-Hsuan Fan MD , Kuo-Sheng Fan MD , Chao-Kuei Juan MD , Yi-Ju Chen MD, PhD , Chun-Ying Wu MD, MPH, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.11.016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) have a higher risk of developing psychiatric and sleep disorders.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To compare the risk of psychiatric and sleep disorders in patients with AD treated with dupilumab vs those on conventional drugs (systemic corticosteroids, methotrexate, cyclosporin, and azathioprine).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This retrospective cohort study used the TriNetX Global Collaborative Network (LLC, Cambridge, MA) and included adult patients with AD newly prescribed dupilumab (DUPI-cohort) or conventional drugs without previous dupilumab exposure (CONV-cohort). Propensity score matching was performed for age, sex, race, comorbidities, and laboratory measures. Risks of various psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety, depressive disorders, adjustment disorders, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, including sleep disorders, were compared between cohorts, with hazard ratios determined using Cox regression.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>After matching, both the DUPI- and CONV-cohorts included 6114 patients each, with an average age of 44 years and 53% female. The racial distribution in both cohorts was approximately 49% White, 15% Black or African American, and 12% Asian. During the 3-year follow-up, the DUPI-cohort had reduced risks of anxiety (hazard ratio 0.76, 95% CI 0.64-0.89), depressive disorders (0.70, 0.58-0.86), adjustment disorders (0.535, 0.37-0.78), and sleep disorders (0.78, 0.65-0.94), whereas the risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was not significantly affected (0.92, 0.61-1.38). These findings were consistent across age groups, sexes, races, and atopic comorbidities, with a more pronounced effect in Black or African American patients.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Patients with AD prescribed dupilumab exhibited a lower risk of psychiatric and sleep disorders, with the effect being more evident within the Black or African American subgroup.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 333-340.e6"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142755844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rose Monahan MD , Iris M. Otani MD , Heather K. Lehman MD , S. Shahzad Mustafa MD
{"title":"A second look at secondary hypogammaglobulinemia","authors":"Rose Monahan MD , Iris M. Otani MD , Heather K. Lehman MD , S. Shahzad Mustafa MD","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hypogammaglobulinemia is defined as a reduced immunoglobulin level, which can be either primary due to inborn errors of immunity or acquired in the setting of poor antibody production or increased antibody loss. Secondary hypogammaglobulinemia (SHG) should be considered in patients with a history of immunosuppressive therapy, transplant, protein loss syndromes, certain autoimmune conditions, and malignancies, as it can be associated with increased infectious risk. Appropriate history and lab-based screening in these populations can identify SHG allowing treatment and close monitoring as appropriate. Ideally, treatment focuses on control of the underlying condition or removal of iatrogenic causes of SHG. However, in many cases, treatment of the underlying condition does not reverse SHG or immunosuppressive therapy cannot be discontinued without significant risk to the patient. For these patients, strategies for risk mitigation against infectious complications include vaccination, antibiotic prophylaxis, and immunoglobulin replacement therapy. This report aims to summarize the existing and emerging data in the evaluation and management of SHG and highlight areas that require further investigation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 269-278"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142824544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael W. Tsoulis MD, MS , Kelli W. Williams MD, MPH
{"title":"Keeping up with recent developments in immunodeficiency","authors":"Michael W. Tsoulis MD, MS , Kelli W. Williams MD, MPH","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Inborn errors of immunity (IEIs) are a rapidly expanding group of monogenetic disorders affecting the immune system. Advancements in genetic testing and functional validation studies have accelerated the pace of IEI gene discovery and mechanism of disease, particularly in the past 5 years. To keep up with this rapid expansion, the International Union of Immunological Societies Expert Committee has periodically, since 1999, released updated IEI classifications with corresponding genotypic and phenotypic catalogues with its most recent update in 2022. Now, there are more than 485 monogenetic disorders of the immune system described among 10 main groups of classification. This article reviews recent clinical developments in IEI, including a closer look at some of the more recently described IEI disorders. In particular, we highlight a few disorders with the following clinical phenotypes of IEI: severe atopy, immunodeficiency with immune dysregulation, immune dysregulation with lymphoproliferation, autoinflammation, and innate phenotype. To aid the clinician, we also provide a diagnostic approach to use when there is suspicion of IEI and a discussion of management and treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 259-268"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142883352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennilee Luedders MD , Sara May MD , Elizabeth Lyden MS , Andrew Rorie MD , Joel Van De Graaff MD , José Zamora-Sifuentes DO , Rhonda Walenz BS , Jill A. Poole MD
{"title":"Authors’ response","authors":"Jennilee Luedders MD , Sara May MD , Elizabeth Lyden MS , Andrew Rorie MD , Joel Van De Graaff MD , José Zamora-Sifuentes DO , Rhonda Walenz BS , Jill A. Poole MD","doi":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.anai.2024.12.020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50773,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology","volume":"134 3","pages":"Pages 365-366"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143529366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}