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Dr. Christina Yee, MD, PhD is an allergist and immunologist in Boston, MA specializing in allergy & immunology and general pediatrics. She graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 2006 and has 20 years of experience. Dr. Christina Yee, MD, PhD is affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital.
Boston Children's Hospital
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. Christina Yee, MD, PhD graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 2006. She completed residency at University of Chicago Medical Center. She is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Allergy & Immunology (General) and has a state license in Massachusetts.
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School (2006)
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center (2009)
Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Allergy & Immunology (General)
Licensed In: Massachusetts
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Dr. Christina Yee's specialties are general pediatrics and allergy & immunology. Dr. Yee's residency was performed at the University of Chicago Medical Center. She has received professional recognition including the following: Paul Dobuler Prize. Doctor.com reports that she is accepting new patients at her office in Boston, MA.
