Editorial: Asthma in Children and Adults – What Are the Differences and What Can They Tell Us About Asthma?

Frontiers in Pediatrics

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Steve Turner¹  John W. Upham² 

[1] Child Health, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom;Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital

关键词: asthma;    child;    adult;    difference;    similarity;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2020.00141

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

In the 1970s, asthma was an enigmatic condition with no agreed definition or diagnostic test, but which was nonetheless diagnosed and treated every day. Fast forward 50 years and the situation is mostly unchanged. Uncertainty about what asthma is has hampered development of new treatments. The care for other non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, leukemia, epilepsy, and inflammatory bowel disease has leapt ahead, whilst most patients with asthma are receiving the same treatment their parents were prescribed a generation ago, i.e., short acting beta agonists and inhaled corticosteroids. New treatments options have emerged for severe asthma treatment, but these impact on a relatively small proportion of people with asthma.

【 授权许可】

CC BY