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Dr. Caroline Clare Horner, MD is a pediatric allergist and immunologist in Saint Louis, MO specializing in pediatric allergy & immunology, pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and general pediatrics. She graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine in 2000 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Caroline Clare Horner, MD is affiliated with WashU Medicine.
Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.
Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:
Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.
There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.
Dr. Caroline Clare Horner, MD graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine in 2000. She completed residency at St. Louis University (SLU) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Board Certification: Internal Medicine and has a state license in Missouri.
Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine (2000)
Residency: St. Louis University (SLU) Affiliated Hospitals (2004)
Board Certification: Board Certification: Internal Medicine
Licensed In: Missouri
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Dr. Caroline Horner's areas of specialization are pediatric allergy & immunology, pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease), and general pediatrics; she sees patients in Saint Louis, MO, Town and Country, MO, and Louis, MO. Her areas of expertise include the following: asthma and allergies. She graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine and then she performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with St. Louis University (SLU). Dr. Horner is affiliated with Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis Children's Hospital, and WashU Medicine.
