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- Title
Difficult-to-Treat Asthma in Childhood.
- Authors
Adams, Alexandra; Saglani, Sejal
- Abstract
Asthma continues to be one of the greatest burdens to healthcare resources throughout the developed world. In most cases, good symptom control can be achieved with low-dose inhaled corticosteroids, and can be cared for in the primary and secondary healthcare systems. However, there is a group in whom control is not achieved despite high-dose inhaled corticosteroids and maximal add-on therapies; these are children with problematic severe asthma that should be referred to a specialist team for further investigation and management. In this review we aimed to provide an evidence-based guide for pediatricians providing care for children with asthma in secondary healthcare settings. The review focuses on a proposed investigation and management strategy for children aged between 6 and 16 years with problematic severe asthma, and is supported as far as possible by evidence from the literature. We first address recent advances in nomenclature and then discuss our proposed course of investigation and management of these children. Distinction of children with true, severe, therapy-resistant asthma from those with asthma that is difficult to treat because of unaddressed underlying modifiable factors is critical and is discussed in detail.
- Subjects
ASTHMA treatment; ADRENOCORTICAL hormones; MEDICAL care; ASTHMA in children; PEDIATRICS
- Publication
Pediatric Drugs, 2013, Vol 15, Issue 3, p171
- ISSN
1174-5878
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s40272-013-0025-5