Children with cough variant asthma clinical analysis of 120 cases.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 7 Children with cough variant asthma clinical analysis of 120 cases [Abstract] Objective To investigate children with cough variant asthma (CVA clinical features and treatment points. CVA analysis of 120 children with clinical manifestations and causes of misdiagnosis. Aminophylline and oral corticosteroid beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP and salbutamol sulfate solution (Ventolin inhalation treatment, to observe the effect. The results of 84 cases had been misdiagnosed as bronchitis. in the clinical treatment with oral theophylline, corticosteroids and inhaled β2 agonist had a marked effect . Conclusion raise awareness of the CVA and careful history taking is to prevent misdiagnosis of the key, if necessary, to do pulmonary function tests, confirmed by measurement of airway responsiveness, provocation test and the experimental treatment. bronchodilators orally, β2 receptor agonist and inhaled corticosteroid treatment better. [Keywords:] cough variant asthma, aminophylline, beclomethasone dipropionate, salbutamol sulphate, spray agents Cough variant asthma (CVA also known as allergic asthma, cough, or occult, is a type of asthma, to Cough is an outstanding performance, the lack of typical symptoms of asthma, in addition to the clinician’s lack of knowledge of the disease, easy and bronchitis confused with other diseases, and is misdiagnosis. In this paper, 120 cases of CVA in children with a comprehensive analysis to explore the clinical characteristics of children and clinics CVA points. 1 Clinical data 1.1 General Information December 2007 to December 2008 in the outpatient and inpatient cases of 120 patients, 76 males and 44 cases female, aged 2 to 14 years old. Have the following characteristics: (1 unexplained persistent or recurrent attacks of cough 1 month or more, often at night or early morning attack, increased after exercise, (2 physical examination no positive signs, (3 antibiotics and cough suppressants ineffectiv