ArticlePediatric pulmonology2022
Obesity is a risk factor for decrease in lung function after COVID-19 infection in children with asthma.
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- Global research trends in obesity-related asthma (2004-2023): a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of metabolic syndrome on pulmonary infection in pediatric bronchial asthma: a narrative review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Sociodemographic Disparities in Severity of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: The National Cross-Sectional MUltisystem Inflammatory Syndrome In Children (MUSIC) Study.The Journal of pediatrics · 2025Observational
- Observational Study: Lung Function and Symptom Control in Youth With Asthma up to 34 Months After COVID-19.Pediatric pulmonology · 2025Observational
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- Retrospective longitudinal study on the long-term impact of COVID-19 infection on polysomnographic evaluation in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2024Article
- Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in 1.2 million children: longitudinal cohort study of risk factors.Pediatric research · 2024Article
- The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Symptom Control and Lung Function in Children with Asthma.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2023Article
- The Gut Microbiome of Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Microorganisms · 2022Review
- Obesity is a risk factor for decrease in lung function after COVID-19 infection in children with asthma.Pediatric pulmonology · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionIt is not clear whether asthma, the most frequent chronic disease in childhood, is a risk for severe SARS-CoV-2 infection in the pediatric population and how SARS-CoV-2 infection affects the lung functions in these patients. PURPOSE: We aimed to investigate the course and the consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection among children with asthma and determine the risk factors for the decline in lung function tests (LFTs).
methodsIn this retrospective study, asthmatic children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were compared with a random control group of asthmatic patients without COVID-19. In addition, the clinical course and the effect on LFTs of COVID-19 among children with asthma were also evaluated.
resultsOne hundred eighty-nine patients who had COVID-19, and 792 who did not were included in the study. Fever, fatigue, and cough were the most frequent symptoms during COVID-19. Regarding the severity of COVID-19, 163 patients (87.6%) had a mild clinical condition, 13 (7%) had moderate disease, 1 (0.5%) had severe disease, and 2 had (1.1%) critically ill disease. Two patients were diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), one patient suffered from pneumothorax. LFTs of the patients before and after COVID-19 infection were analyzed; no significant differences were found in FEV
conclusionCOVID-19 infection leads to dysfunction of the small airways in asthmatic children and obesity is an independent risk factor for a ≥25% decrease in FEF25-75. The long-term effects of COVID-19 infection especially on small airways require close monitoring in children with asthma.
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