Disentangling the Root Causes of Racial Disparities in Asthma: The Role of Structural Racism in a 5-Year-Old Black Boy with Uncontrolled Asthma

A 5-year-old black boy was seen at the Allergy Clinic with a history of “frequent wheezing.” He has had several wheezing episodes per year since infancy and has never been hospitalized. He has been treated at the emergency room with nebulized albuterol and prednisone at each visit. He has never been on a controller medication. He has daily symptoms and cough with activity, and uses an inhaled…

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