title: [The relation between the severity of bronchial asthma and the treatment points in children].
abstract: The treatment points and score for definition of the asthma severity were initially introduced in the guideline for pediatric asthma treatment and management on 1998. We studied the relationship between the severity of clinical symptoms for children with bronchial asthma and the treatment points from July 1998 to November 1999 in our hospital. One hundred twenty five patients (one to 15 years of age, 77 boys and 48 girls) were retrospectively investigated. The treatment points and scores were associated with the clinical symptom score. However, there was no relationship in some patients. In order to define the severity of bronchial asthma, we should investigate not only the severity in terms of the clinical symptoms; the number and degree of asthma attacks, but also the treatment points and score. Furthermore, we should pay attention to the seasonal variation of the treatment points.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kiryu Kosei General Hospital.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miyazawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuwashima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morikawa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index