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Dr. Elena Crestani, MD is a pediatric allergist and immunologist in BOSTON, MA specializing in pediatric allergy & immunology and general pediatrics. She graduated from University of Milan Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in 1999 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Elena Crestani, MD is affiliated with 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. Elena Crestani, MD graduated from University of Milan Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in 1999. She completed residency at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Allergy & Immunology (General) and has a state license in Massachusetts.
Medical School: University of Milan Faculty of Medicine and Surgery (1999)
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Affiliated Hospitals (2011)
Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Allergy & Immunology (General)
Licensed In: Massachusetts
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Dr. Elena Crestani is a pediatric allergy & immunology and general pediatrics specialist in Boston, MA and Lexington, MA. She has indicated that her clinical interests include hay fever (allergic rhinitis), asthma, and food allergy. She studied medicine at the University of Verona Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and the University of Milan Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Crestani trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for her residency. She is professionally affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital. Doctor.com reports that Dr. Crestani is accepting new patients at her office in BOSTON, MA.
