[Clinical use of long-acting bronchodilator agents in pediatric asthma].
Two case-reports are used to examine the various options for the treatment of asthma in children. The rationale for monotherapy or combined treatment with bronchodilators, corticosteroids and leukotriene inhibitors according to type, circumstances, severity and frequency of attacks is analyzed.
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Unité de pneumologie et allergologie pédiatrique, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, CHU de Rouen, 76031 Rouen cedex, France. Laure.couderc@chu-rouen.fr
D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents