• G Dutau.
• Unité des Maladies Respiratoires et Allergiques de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, CHU Purpan, Toulouse.
• Rev Pneumol Clin. 1996 Jan 1;52(2):111-6.

AbstractAsthma is the most frequent chronic disease in children. Its prevalence has increased over the last 20 years. In the newborn, the diagnosis can be retained after 3 episodes of whistling dyspnea. Asthma often appears following respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis. In the child, asthma frequently accompanies allergy to airborne allergies. Adolescence, often a difficult period, carries the highest risk of severe episodes. A minimal asthma workup should be performed in all children with asthma including a search for an allergen and respiratory function tests. Asthma in childhood can be classed in different categories depending upon the nature of the allergen and the degree of bronchial obstruction. Recommended management has been the object of several consensus conferences and should include symptomatic treatment and prevention, adapted to the age of the child and the severity of the episodes. To be effective, preventive treatment must be given daily and for a long period.

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