title: A 27-year-old woman with acute, severe asthma who developed respiratory failure.
authors.affiliation: The University of Manchester, Manchester, England. timothy.felton@manchester.ac.uk
authors.forename: Timothy W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Felton
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Plested
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Walsham
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dark
authors.forename: Ronan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: O'Driscoll
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Denning
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D055732:Pulmonary Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index