title: [Therapy of bronchial asthma].
abstract: Asthma stems from chronic inflammatory changes in the bronchial mucosa: its long-term treatment is mainly based on the antiinflammatory action of the employed substances. Topical (aerosol) treatment is considered as the most effective route of medication; availability of new substances and new aerosols in Austria requires a revision of previously established treatment strategies. Such revised strategies are presented for schoolchildren, babies and toddlers respectively; they follow the same principles, but differ in respect to the preferred method of topical medication. In addition, coexistent allergy has to be evaluated and treated on an individualized basis; occasionally, so-called "tertiary strategies" of asthma treatment are employed as well.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Kinderklinik Graz.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zach
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
vernacular_title: Therapie des Asthma bronchiale.