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Review
. 2017 May;72(5):241-245.

[Asthma and obesity]

[Article in French]
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  • PMID: 28520323
Free article
Review

[Asthma and obesity]

[Article in French]
R Trokart et al. Rev Med Liege. 2017 May.
Free article

Abstract

Asthma and obesity are both common diseases in western world. According to the data from our asthma clinic 20 % of our patients are obese and this rate increases up to 25 % in severe asthmatics included in the Belgian Severe Asthma national Registry. Alteration of thoracic mechanics contributes to greater symptom burden and poor asthma control in obese asthmatics. In particular the response to inhaled corticoids is attenuated. Weight loss results in a dramatic improvement in asthma control and should be a major goal in the asthma management of these patients.

Asthme et obésité sont deux pathologies courantes dans les pays occidentaux. Selon les données de notre clinique de l’asthme, 20 % des patients asthmatiques sont obèses, mais ce taux monte à 25 % lorsqu’on considère les patients sévères inclus dans le Registre national belge de l’Asthme sévère. L’altération de la mécanique ventilatoire consécutive à l’excès pondéral rend l’asthme plus symptomatique et plus difficilement contrôlable chez le patient obèse. En particulier, il existe une réponse atténuée à la corticothérapie inhalée. La perte pondérale s’accompagne d’une amélioration spectaculaire de la symptomatologie et doit constituer un objectif thérapeutique primordial chez les patients asthmatiques obèses.

Keywords: Inflammation; Obesity; Ventilatory mechanics; Weight loss; Asthma.

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