Acute bronchiolitis.

Getachew Teshome, Rajender Gattu, Reginald Brown

Journal: Pediatric clinics of North America 2013;60(5):1019-34

PMID: 24093893

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Abstract

Bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory tract infection to affect infants and toddlers. High-risk patients include infants younger than 3 months, premature infants, children with immunodeficiency, children with underlying cardiopulmonary or neuromuscular disease, or infants prone to apnea, severe respiratory distress, and respiratory failure. Bronchiolitis is a self-limited disease in healthy infants and children. Treatment is usually symptomatic, and the goal of therapy is to maintain adequate oxygenation and hydration. Use of a high-flow nasal cannula is becoming common for children with severe bronchiolitis.

Address: Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, WGL 266, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2013.06.005

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MeSH Terms: Acute Disease, Bronchiolitis, Bronchiolitis, Viral, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human, Risk Factors