Childhood asthma – how to recognize and treat?

Asthma in children up to 5 years of age is a disease that diagnosed on the basis clinical symptoms bronchial obstruction, such as: wheezing, cough and shortness breath variable intensity duration, clinically proven reversibility obstruction improvement after chronic use inhaled glucocorticosteroids lack grounds for suspecting causes other than asthma. Treatment childhood asthma graded therapy with range control course main form treatment inhalation therapy. During COVID-19 pandemic, it necessary continue accordance previously adopted principles, including glucocorticosteroids.