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EDITORIAL
Clinical remission of asthma
Clinical remission of asthma: what lies beyond?
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Correspondence to:
Dr S Guerra
Arizona Respiratory Center, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, P O Box 245030, Tucson, AZ 85724-5030, USA; sguerra@arc.arizona.edu
Further evidence suggests that "complete" remission of childhood asthma may be the exception rather than the rule
Keywords: asthma; clinical remission; children
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Asthma can be a debilitating disease with a major impact on quality of life and an increased risk of developing severe airway remodelling and non-fully reversible airflow obstruction. In the last decades, effective pharmacological treatments and management strategies have been developed for this disease. Yet, at the present time, asthma remains a treatable but not a curable disease.
It is not therefore surprising that much effort is being put into studying the risk factors associated with the inception and progression of asthma, since understanding these factors represents the first necessary step for developing effective prevention strategies. In this respect, the increase in the incidence and prevalence of asthma over the last decades has not only produced a general awareness of the public health burden associated with the disease, but it has also provided the scientific rationale for expecting a major role of environmental factors in its
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