Complications

Complication
Timeframe
Likelihood
short term
medium

Can occur in any patient with asthma after an upper airway infection or an allergen exposure.

Can be life-threatening.

variable
medium

Symptomatic asthma may persist in some patients.​​​[91][22]​​

Management of persistent symptomatic asthma should follow that for nonoccupational asthma. This will include a stepwise approach to pharmacotherapy.[57]

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