Kinderen die hoesten en piepen: Minder klachten als de ouders stoppen met roken

Translated title of the contribution: Coughing and wheezing children: Improvement after parents stop smoking

P. L.P. Brand*, E. J. Duiverman

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Abstract

Three children, boys aged 6, 4 and 4 years presented with recurrent cough and (or) wheeze. Exposure to tobacco smoke at home was considered an aggravating factor. Symptoms in all three cases improved considerably or resolved completely when the patients' (grand)parent(s) stopped smoking. There is little literature on the beneficial effect of parents' giving up smoking on symptoms of childhood asthma. These cases, however, illustrate that advising parents of children with recurrent respiratory symptoms to give up smoking can be a rewarding and successful form of therapy.

Translated title of the contributionCoughing and wheezing children: Improvement after parents stop smoking
Original languageDutch
Pages (from-to)825-827
Number of pages3
JournalNederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
Volume142
Issue number15
Publication statusPublished - 11-Apr-1998

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