Advances in the management of asthma

Exciting new data are increasing the evidence base for the management of paediatric asthma. To inform the treatment of preschool wheeze, the best current classification is into episodic (viral) and multitrigger wheeze, rather than according to epidemiological pattern (transient versus persistent) and the presence or absence of atopy. Episodic (viral) wheeze is treated intermittently, with either inhaled bronchodilators or oral montelukast at the...