SAN FRANCISCO – Underlying pulmonary fungal colonization or infection may be the reason that some children with severe asthma don’t respond fully to conventional treatments.
Severe asthma with fungal sensitization (SAFS) has been recognized only recently. In adults, SAFS has been found to respond to oral itraconazole (Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009;179:11-8).
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