Respiratory.

This article presents abstracts related to respiratory diseases in children presented at the 8th Spring meeting of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of York in York, England during March 29 to April 1, 2004. Some children suffer from chronic severe asthma, despite maximal inhaled therapy. Children were treated with three or more monthly injections of intramuscular triamcinolone acetonide. It was reviewed whether any beneficial effect persisted after 4 weeks, a period beyond the expected duration of effect of intramuscular steroid. Recurrent cough and/or wheeze requiring treatment are frequently reported at follow up of very prematurely born infants.