Bronchial asthma and respiratory infections in children

Abstract

Bronchial asthma (BA) in children is one of the common allergic diseases. Epidemiological studies show that 4 to 8% of population suffer from asthma; in children this figure comes to 5-10%. Over the last few years all over the world, including Russia, the incidence of asthma and its severity in children has tended to increase. The number of children infected with asthma at early age is rapidly growing. At it its initial stage the disease is usually manifested in bronchial obstruction accompanying respiratory viral infections. Today the disease is a challenge not only for healthcare, it has also acquired social and economic importance.

Keywords

• бронхиальная астма
• детский возраст
• аллергены
• фармакотерапия
• антагонисты лейкотриеновых рецепторов
• asthma
• childhood
• allergens
• pharmacotherapy
• leukotriene receptor antagonists