Condition guide
Conditions & symptoms.
Information on respiratory conditions and symptoms in children, based on current medical literature.
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Breathing symptoms
Symptoms that commonly lead to a pediatric pulmonology assessment.
Chronic Cough
A cough lasting more than 4 weeks is considered chronic and requires systematic evaluation. In most cases it has a recognizable and treatable cause with proper diagnosis.
Wheezing
Wheezing is a characteristic whistling sound during breathing due to narrowing of small airways. More common in preschool children during viral infections.
Exercise-Induced Breathlessness
Exercise-induced breathlessness is a symptom that appears when the child pants, coughs or "wheezes" during exercise. Requires evaluation when it appears easily or early.
Common respiratory conditions
Clear information about common childhood respiratory conditions.
Bronchial Asthma
Asthma in children is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways manifesting with recurrent episodes of cough, dyspnea, and wheezing. Early diagnosis and personalized monitoring allow most children to live normally.
RSV Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis is an acute infection of the small airways and is one of the most common causes of respiratory distress in infants. The most common responsible virus is RSV.
Pneumonia
Pneumonia in children is an infection of lung tissue caused by viruses or bacteria. With early diagnosis and proper treatment, most children recover completely.
Allergic Rhinitis
Allergic rhinitis in children is a common and often underestimated condition that causes bothersome symptoms affecting sleep, concentration, and daily life.
Recurrent Bronchiolitis/Bronchitis
Recurrent episodes of inflammation of small airways causing cough, wheezing and breathing difficulty. Occur mainly in infants and young children after viral infections.
Chronic & complex conditions
Specialized care for conditions that need long-term follow-up.
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis in children is an almost permanent, abnormal dilation of airways accompanied by secretion trapping and predisposition to recurrent infections.
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis is the most common hereditary disease of the Caucasian race. It is a multisystemic disease caused by mutations in the CFTR gene.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea in children causes breathing interruptions during sleep with immediate or long-term effects on behavior, sleep and development.
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