[Asthma in infants and young children: definitions and epidemiology]. / Asthme du nourrisson et du jeune enfant: définitions et épidémiologie.
Arch Pediatr
; 9 Suppl 3: 344s-349s, 2002 Aug.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12205806
Asthma of infants and young children (under school age) is a syndrome and not a disease. While the definitions given in 1981 by Tabachnik an Levision and by Geubelle still hold good, recent epidemiological findings show that several situations exist. Less than 20% of asthmatic infants in fact have allergic asthma that will persist after the age of 10. Bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus leads to a common variety of asthma. But pre-existing abnormalities of the small airways which create favorable conditions for bronchiolitis may also lead us to overestimate the sequelae. Prospective follow-up of cohorts of newborns is thus very important, and all wheezy children should undergo careful examination to exclude "false asthma" and identify "true asthma".
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Asma
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Hiperreactividad Bronquial
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Arch Pediatr
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
Francia