| Treatment with inhaled corticosteroids improves pulmonary function in children under 2 years old with risk factors for asthma. | |
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PMID: 16670505 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To report on recent studies on the effect of inhaled corticosteroids on pulmonary function in young children with asthma. RECENT FINDINGS: Inhaled corticosteroids are considered the most effective treatment for persistent asthma in children. Appropriate control of childhood asthma may prevent more serious disease or irreversible obstruction in later years. While some authors have described an improvement with the use of inhaled corticosteroids in young children, others found no clinical or functional benefit. Various studies have shown that inhaled corticosteroids ameliorate clinical outcomes, and recently a study demonstrated improvement in pulmonary function in young children with asthma. The use of different study designs may explain the lack of consistent results and disagreement regarding the efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids in these patients. SUMMARY: Based on the preponderance of evidence, treatment with inhaled corticosteroids in infants and young children with recurrent wheeze and risk factors of developing asthma appears to allow better control of the illness and improve the pulmonary function. |
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Authors:
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Alejandro Manuel Teper; Carlos Daniel Kofman |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology Volume: 6 ISSN: 1528-4050 ISO Abbreviation: Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol Publication Date: 2006 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-05-03 Completed Date: 2006-07-05 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100936359 Medline TA: Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 152-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Respiratory Center, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ateper@intramed.net |
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Administration, Inhalation Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage* Asthma / drug therapy*, physiopathology Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Lung / physiopathology Risk Factors |
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0/Adrenal Cortex Hormones |
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