Patient's question:
Recently, my best friend's child has been coughing a lot and also gets easily agitated. After a thorough medical examination, the doctor said the child has bronchial asthma. Now we are very concerned about how this condition might affect the child's future. How should pediatric bronchial asthma be treated?Doctor's answer:
Childhood bronchial asthma is a chronic airway inflammation mediated by autoimmune inflammatory mediators, caused by the infiltration of a large number of inflammatory cells and airway hyperreactivity, among other reasons. This condition may be triggered by allergens, so it is necessary to identify allergens, avoid exposure, and prevent contact with allergens. When necessary, desensitization therapy should be employed for treatment. Active use of drugs targeting the cause can be adopted, and inhalation of corticosteroids can be used for treatment. As needed, drugs to dilate the airways should be used.