title: [Mortality from an asthma-like syndrome in pediatrics].
abstract: The medical records of children who died from asthmatiform syndrome at Hospital de Pediatría del Centro Médico Nacional, during 1963 through 1980. were examined. There were sixteen asthmatic deaths; out of these, ten were males and six females; 88% occurred before the age of five years. Half of the deaths occurred during the first asthmatiform attack. In 69%, an upper respiratory tract infection was the precipitating factor and in 31%, bronchopneumonia was associated. There were cardiac failures in 88%. A poor medical management was the main factor in about 66%. The mortality rate was 0.5%. The significance of the clinical course is discussed and a program for treatment outlined.
mesh_terms: D000628:Aminophylline / Q000009:adverse effects; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D001996:Bronchopneumonia / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000009:adverse effects; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009304:Nasopharyngitis / Q000150:complications; D011660:Pulmonary Heart Disease / Q000139:chemically induced; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D000628:Aminophylline
vernacular_title: Mortalidad por síndrome asmatiforme en pediatría.