[Therapy of Childhood Asthma with Beclomethasone Dipropionate (author's transl)].

In addition to the usual mangement of asthma the introduction of Beclomethasone-dipropionate aerosol can be considered as a progress in the long-term treatment of asthma, because in most cases oral and parenteral application of corticosteroids is no longer necessary. According to the results of many authors the wellknown side effects of steriod therapy have so far not been observed. We report our experiences with Beclomethasone in the treatment of 19 chronically asthmatic children.