Brand P L, Duiverman E J
Ziekenhuis De Weezenlanden, afd. Kindergeneeskunde, Zwolle.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1998 Apr 11;142(15):825-7.
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.
三名儿童，年龄分别为6岁、4岁和4岁的男孩，出现反复咳嗽和（或）喘息症状。家中接触烟草烟雾被认为是一个加重因素。当患者的（外）祖父母戒烟后，所有三例患者的症状都有显著改善或完全缓解。关于父母戒烟对儿童哮喘症状的有益影响的文献很少。然而，这些病例表明，建议有反复呼吸道症状儿童的父母戒烟可能是一种有益且成功的治疗方式。
