JOURNAL OF THE CZECH PEDIATRIC SOCIETY AND THE SLOVAK PEDIATRIC SOCIETY

Čes-slov Pediat 2025, 80(6):273-277 | DOI: 10.55095/CSPediatrie2025/056

Childhood asthma

Žofia Varényiová, Václav Koucký
Pediatrická klinika, 2. lékařská fakulta, Univerzita Karlova a Fakultní nemocnice Motol, Praha

Bronchial asthma is the most common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways in childhood. Its prevalence ranges between 9-11%. The disease is characterized by chronic inflammation, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and variable bronchial obstruction. In children, the clinical presentation varies depending on age. Diagnosis is based on the evaluation of medical history and clinical symptoms, as well as laboratory tests and, depending on age, available pulmonary function tests. Management is individual, age-specific, and includes anti-inflammatory and relief treatment, with the main goal being to achieve full disease control with minimal side effects. A fully controlled disease should not limit the patient's everyday activities. This text summarizes current knowledge on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of bronchial asthma in childhood, with an emphasis on the specifics of different age groups.

Keywords: bronchial asthma, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, allergic asthma, bronchial obstruction

Accepted: October 14, 2025; Published: August 1, 2025  Show citation

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Varényiová Ž, Koucký V. Childhood asthma. Ces-slov Pediat. 2025;80(6):273-277. doi: 10.55095/CSPediatrie2025/056.
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