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[Course and treatment of infantile asthma in our milieu]
A Scrigni1, M Grenoville, P de Sarasqueta
1Servicio de Clínica Pediátrica, Hospital de Pediatría Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Insights
Pediatric asthma management is often suboptimal, with many children experiencing early onset and persistent symptoms. Inadequate medication dosing and lack of consistent medical care contribute to severe asthmatic crises in children.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Pulmonology
- Emergency Medicine
Abstract:
We studied the clinical evolution and therapeutic approach of 50 children who were treated at the Emergency Room for an asthmatic crisis. We observed a high frequency of early onset of asthma before one year of age (n:16), constant symptoms between the crisis (n:34) and previous admissions before the present crisis (n:34) and previous admissions before the present crisis (n:16). Most cases did not have a family doctor. In 16 cases, the present crisis had four or more days of duration. We observed a frequent administration of suboptimal doses of bronchodilator and antiinflammatory drugs. These results show a non satisfactory treatment of infantile asthma.