Bronchiolitis in infants.
Bronchiolitis is a common disease of the lower respiratory tract of infants, resulting from inflammatory obstruction of the small airways. It is a predominant viral illness, in which the RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) is the agent in more that 50% of cases. It is not known how many children with genetic predisposition to atopy develop asthma symptoms after bronchiolitis, however the relationship between the two affections is not understood. We show that a major proportion of babies with a positive family history develops asthma at a younger age.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012189:Retrospective Studies