PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alharbi, Adel S.
AU  - Yousef, Abdullah A.
AU  - Alharbi, Saleh A.
AU  - Almaghamsi, Talal M.
AU  - Al Qwaiee, Mansour M.
AU  - Al-Somali, Faisal M.
AU  - Alahmadi, Turki S.
AU  - Alhaider, Sami A.
AU  - Alotaibi, Wadha H.
AU  - Albalawi, Mona A.
AU  - Alotaibi, Faisal N.
AU  - Alenizi, Ahmed S.
AU  - Alsaadi, Muslim M.
AU  - Said, Yazan S.
TI  - Severe asthma in children
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2022.4.43.20210756
DP  - 2022 Apr 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 329--340
VI  - 43
IP  - 4
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/43/4/329.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/43/4/329.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2022 Apr 01; 43
AB  - In Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of pediatric asthma ranges between 8% and 25%. However, there are no sufficient data regarding severe asthma in childhood in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, a task force has been formed by the Saudi Pediatric Pulmonology Association which is a subsidiary group of the Saudi Thoracic Society and consists of Saudi experts with well-respected academic and clinical backgrounds in the fields of pediatric asthma as well as other respiratory diseases to write a consensus on definitions, phenotypes, and pathophysiology, evaluation, and management. To achieve this, the subject was divided into various sections, each of which was assigned to at least 2 experts. Without a central literature review, the authors searched the literature using their own strategies. To reach an agreement, the entire panel reviewed and voted on proposed findings and recommendations.