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Severe asthma in South Africa: A literature review and management approach for primary care
South African Family Practice | Vol 63, No 1 : Part 1| a5179 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/safp.v63i1.5179
| © 2021 Carien Lion-Cachet
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Submitted: 27 June 2020 | Published: 29 January 2021
Submitted: 27 June 2020 | Published: 29 January 2021
About the author(s)
Huibrecht C. Lion-Cachet, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaJohn M.M. Musonda, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Olufemi B. Omole, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract
Severe asthma in South Africa (SA) is underappreciated, especially in the primary care setting. This study highlights the epidemiological context of severe asthma as a phenotypic variant. Primary care practitioners, as first-contact medical providers, need grounding in the management of severe asthma based on the precision of diagnosis and negotiated along the 10-point strategy. The underdiagnosis and undertreatment of asthma ought to inform educational programmes and research in this country.
Keywords
severe asthma; uncontrolled; difficult to treat; treatment-resistant; epidemiological context; primary care; management approach
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