Asthmatic patients in COVID-19 outbreak: Few cases despite many cases

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¹ Department of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Section, University of Verona and Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy. Electronic address: ma.caminati@gmail.com.
² Departmental Unit of Allergology, Immunology & Pneumology, Istituto Ospedaliero "Fondazione Poliambulanza," Brescia, Italy.
³ Cardio-Thoracic Department, Respiratory Unit, Integrated University Hospital, Verona, Italy.
⁴ Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital G. Martino, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Section, University of Verona and Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy.
⁷ Department of Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy; Department of Medicine, Respiratory Medicine Unit, University of Verona and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.

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Marco Caminati et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;146(3):541-542.

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.05.049. Epub 2020 Jun 22.

¹ Department of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Section, University of Verona and Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy. Electronic address: ma.caminati@gmail.com.
² Departmental Unit of Allergology, Immunology & Pneumology, Istituto Ospedaliero "Fondazione Poliambulanza," Brescia, Italy.
³ Cardio-Thoracic Department, Respiratory Unit, Integrated University Hospital, Verona, Italy.
⁴ Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital G. Martino, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Section, University of Verona and Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy.
⁷ Department of Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Verona and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy; Department of Medicine, Respiratory Medicine Unit, University of Verona and Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy.

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Yue J, Qin L, Zhang C, Xie M. Yue J, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Sep;146(3):542. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.06.002. Epub 2020 Jun 22. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020. PMID: 32620310 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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