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Management of asthma in preschool children with inhaled corticosteroids and leukotriene receptor antagonists

Management of asthma in preschool children with inhaled corticosteroids and leukotriene receptor... Management of asthma in preschool children with inhaled corticosteroids and leukotriene receptor antagonists Leonard B. Bacharier Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Purpose of review Pulmonary Medicine, Washington University School of The aim of this article is to review the recently published studies addressing various Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA treatment approaches for asthma in preschool children. Recent findings Correspondence to Leonard B. Bacharier, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Washington The heterogeneity of wheezing in the preschool years complicates the study of asthma University School of Medicine, Department of in this age group. Once children at highest risk for persistence of wheezing are Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, One Children’s Place, identified, various management strategies may be thoroughly studied. Several recent St. Louis, MO 63110, USA studies have confirmed the efficacy and safety of both inhaled corticosteroids and Tel: +1 314 454 2694; fax: +1 314 454 2515; e-mail: Bacharier_L@kids.wustl.edu leukotriene receptor antagonists in the management of early childhood asthma. In addition to examining clinical efficacy, studies investigating the effects of these Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical treatment modalities on the underlying airway inflammation have recently http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology Wolters Kluwer Health

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ISSN
1528-4050
eISSN
1473-6322
DOI
10.1097/ACI.0b013e3282f64802
pmid
18317026
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Abstract

Management of asthma in preschool children with inhaled corticosteroids and leukotriene receptor antagonists Leonard B. Bacharier Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Purpose of review Pulmonary Medicine, Washington University School of The aim of this article is to review the recently published studies addressing various Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA treatment approaches for asthma in preschool children. Recent findings Correspondence to Leonard B. Bacharier, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Washington The heterogeneity of wheezing in the preschool years complicates the study of asthma University School of Medicine, Department of in this age group. Once children at highest risk for persistence of wheezing are Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, One Children’s Place, identified, various management strategies may be thoroughly studied. Several recent St. Louis, MO 63110, USA studies have confirmed the efficacy and safety of both inhaled corticosteroids and Tel: +1 314 454 2694; fax: +1 314 454 2515; e-mail: Bacharier_L@kids.wustl.edu leukotriene receptor antagonists in the management of early childhood asthma. In addition to examining clinical efficacy, studies investigating the effects of these Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical treatment modalities on the underlying airway inflammation have recently

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Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Apr 1, 2008

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