ArticleAdvances in respiratory medicine2022
Infants Hospitalized with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Were More Likely to Develop Asthma.
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Abstract
introductionLower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) have been reported to possibly initiate the development of asthma in children. However, the role of LRTIs in infantile asthma remains controversial. The goal of this study is to investigate whether LRTIs in hospitalized infants are involved in the development of asthma. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe subjects were 251 infants under 2 years of age who were admitted to our hospital with an RTI (59 cases of upper RTI (URTIs) with upper respiratory tract inflammation and pharyngeal tonsillitis; 192 cases of LRTIs with bronchitis, pneumonia, and bronchiolitis). Pathogens of viral infections were examined at admission using viral antigen test kits that could be used in ordinary clinical practice in Japan. When the children reached the age of 3 years, a survey was conducted by mailing a questionnaire to determine the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of asthma.
resultsThe mailed questionnaires were returned by 116 of the 251 subjects. On the questionnaire, the diagnosis of asthma and treatment for asthma were significantly higher in hospitalized infants with LRTIs than in those with URTIs. By diagnosis of LRTIs, infants with pneumonia and bronchiolitis were significantly more likely to develop asthma. However, on pathogen-specific examination, there was no difference in the development of asthma among infants with LRTIs.
conclusionLRTI in infancy may be involved in the development of asthma. The severity of LRTI in hospitalized infants, but not the particular viral pathogen causing infection, may be associated with later asthma onset.
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