Asthma severity was underestimated and the symptoms undertreated, despite being diagnosed with allergic asthma at the age of 5 (SPT DP 5 mm, DF 3 mm, sIgE DP 62.8, DF 31.3 KU/L and total IgE 280 IU/mL) (Table 1). Here, IGHE is linked to allergic asthma.