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Parents often ask, “Will my child outgrow asthma?” In 2000, the Childhood Asthma Management Program (CAMP) Research Group (JW Gen Med Oct 27 2000) reported that children aged 5 to 12 years with persistent asthma who were treated with inhaled corticosteroids for approximately 5 years had better asthma control than children who were treated with nedocromil or placebo. After active treatment was stopped, asthma control and lung function did not differ among groups. To describe the natural history of childhood asthma, the CAMP Research Group assessed outcomes in 909 (86%) of the original cohort after a washout period and another 4 years of treatment and follow-up by their personal physicians.
Based on reports of symptoms, exacerbations, and medi…