Asthma is a common childhood atopic disease associated with chronicity and impaired
quality of life. As there is no cure for this disease, treatment relies on avoidance of triggers …

Background Acute asthma presentation in the emergency setting frequently leads to hospital
admission. Currently available treatment options include corticosteroid therapy, beta 2 …

Acute respiratory distress is one of the most common reasons why parents bring their
children to the emergency department (ED). Severity can range from mild, self-limiting …

Asthma is a chronic disease that has a significant impact on quality of life and is particularly
important in children and adolescents, in part due to the higher incidence of allergies in …

Abstract Background Leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs) are well established in the
management of outpatient asthma. However, there is very little information as to their role in …

Asthma is one of the most common conditions seen in clinical practice and carries both a
significant disease burden in terms of patient morbidity and a high economic burden in both …

Objective To study the effect of the addition of a single dose of oral montelukast to standard
therapy in acute moderate to severe asthma. Design Double-blind randomised controlled …

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether outpatient post-stabilization therapy with montelukast
produces more treatment failures than prednisolone. STUDY DESIGN: In this randomized …

Background Although montelukast has an established role in the management of chronic
asthma in children, its efficacy in acute asthma exacerbations (AAEs) in children aged 2 to 5 …

Materials and methods: This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover
study performed in 29 mild to moderate persistent asthmatic children aged 6-13 years. Each …