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[Prevention and treatment of asthma in child]
Laurence S Hanssens1, Sandra F Mulier
1Service de Pneumologie-Allergologie, Centre de reference de Mucoviscidose de l'ULB, Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola. laurence.hanssens@huderf.be
Insights
Asthma, a chronic airway inflammation, presents significant public health challenges, especially in children. Effective management involves prevention strategies and targeted medication, including bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroids, to control symptoms and exacerbations.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonology
- Allergy and Immunology
- Public Health
Context:
- Asthma is a prevalent chronic inflammatory airway disease impacting patients, families, and society.
- It is the most common chronic disease in childhood, posing significant public health challenges.
- Current management focuses on prevention and medication, with no curative treatments available.
Purpose:
- To discuss the multifaceted aspects of asthma management.
- To outline current treatment strategies, including prevention and medication.
- To review the roles of reliever and maintenance therapies, alongside new asthma classifications and therapeutic recommendations.
Summary:
- Asthma management requires a dual approach: prevention of triggers and exacerbation risk factors, and pharmacological treatment.
- First-line treatment for asthma attacks involves bronchodilators, while inhaled corticosteroids are the most effective controller medications.
- Therapeutic objectives must be established as no cure currently exists for asthma.
Impact:
- Highlights the need for comprehensive asthma management strategies.
- Emphasizes the importance of individualized treatment plans based on new classifications and recommendations.
- Aims to improve patient outcomes and reduce the societal burden of asthma.
Abstract:
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways with an impact on the life of the patient, his family and the society. Asthma is the most common chronic disease of the childhood. Consequently, prevention and treatment of asthma are real challenges in public health. Treatment includes two levels: prevention and medication treatment. Prevention is to avoid one or several causes of asthma and risk factors of exacerbations particularly in high risk population. Medication treatment includes the reliever treatment and the maintenance treatment. Bronchodilatator treatment will be used in first line treatment in asthma attacks. Inhaled glucocorticosteroids are the most effective controller medications. No treatment is curative for asthma, establishing of therapeutic objectives is necessary. The reliever treatment, the maintenance treatment, the new classification of asthma and the new recommendations of therapeutic management will be discussed.
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