Differential diagnosis and therapy of bronchial obstruction syndrome in children
The article is an update on the broncho-obstructive syndrome in children, its etiology and pathogenetic mechanisms. The most common causes of bronchial obstruction are characterized - acute bronchiolitis (obstructive bronchitis) and asthma; the effect of evidence-based therapeutic interventions in these diseases is described. Differential diagnostic criteria for asthma and other obstructive airway diseases are provided. Therapeutic options for combined use of fenoterol and ipratropium bromide and benefits of nebulizer therapy in bronchial asthma are described.