Acute Exacerbation Of Bronchial Asthma In Child

We studied the effect of the weather on acute exacerbations of bronchial asthma in children by comparing records of 8 657 admissions for five acute respiratory diseases 3 064 for asthma with concurrent meteorologic data.

Acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma in child. When people talk about bronchial asthma they are really talking about asthma a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that causes periodic attacks of coughing wheezing shortness of. Learn how to recognize the symptoms as well as potential triggers and risk factors. Acute exacerbation of asthma also known as an asthma attack can be a medical emergency if it s severe. Inflammation ultimately leads to recurrent episodes of asthma symptoms.

Acute asthma exacerbation is often caused by a particular trigger. Erratum in am rev respir dis 1991 oct 144 4 995. Asthma exacerbations present with acute or sub acute onset of wheeze and respiratory distress the symptoms and signs of which vary depending on the developmental and maturational age of the child. Duration and nature of symptoms.

Respiratory viruses especially rhinovirus cause the majority of asthma exacerbations in both children and adults. Factors that predict persistence of asthma from childhood into adulthood include female sex family history of asthma atopy bronchial hyper responsiveness obesity and rhinitis sinusitis. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by reversible airways obstruction and bronchospasm. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that causes airway hyperresponsiveness mucosal edema and mucus production.

Exacerbations in children are often precipitated by a viral infection. Triggers include viral or bacterial infection inhaled allergens environmental irritants emotion medications and poor adherence with preventive therapy. Childhood asthma may remain dormant for extended periods but the inflammatory and remodeling processes can lead to acute and occasionally severe clinical manifestations. Common triggers include allergens exercise and poor air quality.

Some individuals who have no history of asthma as a child or teenager develop the disorder as adults e g after age forty including some with apparently new onset asthma after age sixty. Asthma exacerbations present with acute or sub acute onset of wheeze and respiratory distress the symptoms and signs of which vary depending on the developmental and maturational age of the child. Changes in weather such as extreme heat or cold may also cause spasm of the airways. 1 children s pulmonary allergic and metabolic services assaf harofeh medical center zerifin israel.