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Table 3 Clinical data for the outliner patient belonging to the low serum total IgE (sIgEtot) subgroup (see Fig. 1b)

From: Variability in total serum IgE over 1 year in severe asthmatics

Visit

Baseline

1

2

3

4

5

6

sIgEtot (IU/mL)

61.3

41

43

818

1159

357

266

FEV1 predicted (%)

49

 

61

64

52

59

65

Total ACQ score

13

19

14

25

19

15

16

FENO (ppm)

7.1

 

4.8

18.6

  

28.1

Asthma exacerbation

x

x

x

x

x

  

Asthma exacerbation requiring OCS (if yes dosis mg)

   

32

16

  

Parasitic infection

   

x

   

 Budesonide/formoterol (µg/days)

1200/54

1200/54

800/36

1200/54

1200/54

1200/54

1200/54

 OCS dosis (mg/days)

16

16

8

16

16

16

16

 Beclamethasone/formoterol

 

200/18

200/18

  

200/18

200/18

 Salbutamol

x

  

x

x

  

 Fenoterol/ipratropium

  

x

    

 Theophylline

x

 

x

x

 

x

x

 Azythromycine

x

x

x

    
  1. FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FENO, fractional exhaled nitric oxide; OCS, oral corticosteroids