Guideline-based management of asthma focuses on disease severity and choosing the
appropriate medical therapy to control symptoms and reduce the risk of exacerbations …

The inhalation route is frequently used to administer drugs for the management of
respiratory diseases such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Compared …

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Background & Aims: Although eosinophilic esophagitis is recognized increasingly, outcome
data guiding therapy are limited. We conducted a prospective randomized trial comparing …

Background Systemic corticosteroid therapy is central to the management of acute asthma.
The use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) may also be beneficial in this setting. Objectives To …

Acute severe asthma remains a major economic and health burden. The natural history of
acute decompensations is one of resolution and only about 0.4% of patients succumb …

Asthma is a prevalent chronic disease of the respiratory system and acute asthma
exacerbations are among the most common causes of presentation to the emergency …

Background Current reviews on the use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) for acute asthma
underestimated their early (minutes) clinical impact and produced conclusions of …

Background People with asthma may experience exacerbations or" attacks" during which
their symptoms worsen and additional treatment is required. Written action plans may …

We review recent advances in the use of corticosteroids (CS) in pediatric lung disease. CS
are frequently used, systemically or by inhalation. Their mechanisms of action in pulmonary …