[Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and asthma in children: diagnostic and therapeutic strategies].
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are two distinct affections but two chronic inflammatory disorders. Respiratory symptoms are non-specific. There is a possible relationship between airways hyperreactivity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Airway remodeling in asthma can begin in childhood. If natural history is different, treatment strategies become similar.
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Service de pédiatrie 1, hôpital d'enfants, 54511 Vandoeuvre, France. j.derelle@chu-nancy.fr <j.derelle@chu-nancy.fr>
D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011788:Quality of Life
D001993:Bronchodilator Agents