title: [Bronchial asthma in childhood. Part 1: Clinical manifestations, diagnosis and ground rules of therapy].
abstract: The most common disease met with in childhood is bronchial asthma, the prevalence of which in Germany is reported to be as high as 8%. However, the true figure is likely to be considerably higher. Bronchial asthma is defined as a variable, episodic airways obstruction that is accompanied by hypercontractility of the bronchial system. Instead of the characteristic wheezing, in childhood the disease often presents as untypical attacks of coughing. In the differential diagnosis, aspiration of a foreign body, mucoviscidosis, tuberculosis, immune defects and an intrathoracic mass lesion must all be considered. The aim of treatment is to normalize pulmonary function and completely restore the child's physical robustness.
authors.affiliation: Kinderklinik im Dr. von Haunerschen Kinderspital, Universität München.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oberbauer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nicolai
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: von Mutius
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents
vernacular_title: Asthma bronchiale im Kindesalter. Teil 1: Klinische Erscheinungsformen, Diagnostik und Grundregeln der Therapie.