期刊名称：Egyptian Journal of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
印刷版ISSN：1687-1642
电子版ISSN：2314-8934
出版年度：2003
卷号：1
期号：1
页码：68-70
出版社：Egyptian Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
摘要：Today asthma experts consider airway inflammation to be a central feature of asthma pathogenesis and its clinical manifestations. In fact, airway inflammation plays a critical role in airway obstruction and hyper-responsiveness.Evidence of inflammation may appear very soon after the onset of symptoms in newly diagnosed asthmatic patients. Accordingly, treatment algorithms for asthma have emphasized treatment of the underlying inflammation, as well as the bronchoconstrictive symptoms. By acquiring a better understanding and appreciation of the inflammatory process, physicians can employ treatments to inhibit specific steps in the process and improve the control of asthma and its symptoms.
