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News in childhood asthma therapy

Živković Zorica (Dečja bolnica za plućne bolesti i tuberkulozu, Kliničko-bolnički centar 'Dr Dragiša Mišović', Beograd)
Cerović Sofija (Dečja bolnica za plućne bolesti i tuberkulozu, Kliničko-bolnički centar 'Dr Dragiša Mišović', Beograd)
Vukašinović Zoran (Institut za ortopedsko-hirurške bolesti 'Banjica', Beograd + Medicinski fakultet, Beograd)
Jocić-Stojanović Jasmina (Dečja bolnica za plućne bolesti i tuberkulozu, Kliničko-bolnički centar 'Dr Dragiša Mišović', Beograd)

Research in the field of pediatric pulmonology, especially asthmology, has been intensified for the last couple of years. A large number of studies describe early wheezing episodes, risk factors, natural course of early childhood asthma. Besides this, literature shows a growing interest in epidemiology, genetics and virusology as predictive factors for development and clinical course of childhood asthma. In this paper, the authors are providing a review of recently published articles on asthma therapy based on phenotypes in terms of better understanding of asthma and asthma-like syndromes. Pediatric respiratory experts worldwide are equally positive in the following statements: real diagnosis leads to real therapy as soon as possible; inhaled corticosteroids are not recommended in very young infants especially if a positive effect is missing; long-term therapy with inhaled corticosteroids has to be scrutinized.

Keywords: children, asthma, therapy