Dr Claudio Sorino is Professor of Medicine at the Insubria University, Italy. He earned his MD and PhD in Experimental and Clinical Pulmonology from the University of Palermo, Italy. He did his fellowship in Pulmonary Pathophysiology at the Arizona Respiratory Center and served as Adjunct Professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, University of Arizona, USA. He is the author of numerous scientific publications in international journals and book chapters in the field of respiratory medicine. He recently edited Pleural Diseases: Clinical Cases and Real-World Discussions (Elsevier, April 2021) with the collaboration of leading international experts in pleural pulmonology diseases.

• Section 1: Asthma and Comorbid Conditions1. Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma2. Asthma and Obstructive Sleep Apnea3. Poorly Controlled Asthma and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease4. Atopic Dermatitis, Asthma, and Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis5. Asthma and Obesity6. Asthma and Interstitial Lung DiseaseSection 2: Particular Phenotypes of Asthma7. Asthma and Coronary Artery Disease8. Childhood Asthma9. Late-onset Eosinophilic Asthma10. Asthma and Pregnancy11. Overlap COPD and Asthma with Fungal Sensitization12. Asthma in Aspirin-exacerbated Respiratory Disease13. Asthma and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin DeficiencySection 3: Challenging Diagnosis of Asthma14. Long-Standing Asthma and Persistent Airflow Limitation15. Cough-Variant Asthma: Clinical Challenges and Differential Diagnosis16. Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction and Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction17. Sensitiser-induced Occupational Asthma and Rhinitis18. Wheezing with Normal Spirometry: Diagnostic Challenges and Risk of Near-Fatal Exacerbations19. Asthma in the Elderly20. Severe Asthma and TracheostomySection 4: Difficult to Treat and Severe Asthma21. Severe Asthma with Perennial Aeroallergen Sensitization22. Severe Allergic Eosinophilic Asthma and Bronchiectasis23. Severe Non-allergic Eosinophilic Asthma24. Severe Early-Onset Allergic Asthma and Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyposis: Guiding Biologic Therapy25. Severe Asthma and Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Requiring Biological Therapy26. Targeting Thymic Stromal Lipoprotein in Severe T2-low Asthma27. Dual Biologic Therapy in Severe Asthma and Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyposis