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My mother never had asthma before until a few years ago and now she has it. how does that happen?

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Bad luck maybe: Unfortunately, there are some older adults that can develop asthma without having it previously. More often, however, this is usually a slightly inaccurate diagnosis and patients really have COPD related to smoking/smoke exposure. I would recommend seeing a lung doctor to make sure diagnosis is correct.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/10/2014

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