543 RECURRENT WHEEZING RELATED TO PASSIVE SMOKING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

Paracetamol use in pregnancy and wheezing in early childhood.

BACKGROUND We recently reported links between frequent paracetamol (acetaminophen) use and wheezing and asthma in adults and children, but data are lacking on possible effects of prenatal exposure on wheezing in early childhood. METHODS In the population based Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) women were asked twice during pregnancy (at 18-20 weeks and 32 weeks) about t...

Recurrent Wheezing in Infants

Recurrent wheezing (RW) has a significant impact on infants, caregivers, and society, but morbidity and related medical resource utilization (MRU) have not been thoroughly explored. The burden of RW needs to be documented with population-based data. The objective was to assess the characteristics, medical management, and MRU of RW infants identified from national claims data. Infants aged from ...

Wheezing phenotypes in childhood.

There can no longer be any doubt that, within the spectrum On this dubious basis, a third phenotype with a peak prevalence at six years was identified between the group of of wheezing disorders of childhood, several distinct phenoearly transient wheezers and later atopic asthmatic subjects. types can be recognised. Although clinicians have been The distinction between children who wheezed in th...

The prevalence and natural history of wheezing in early childhood.

The general practice records of 437 children were reviewed at seven years of age. Of 369 children with complete records, 115 (31 per cent) had some record of wheeze. Over half of these had first presented before the age of three years. In terms of consultations for wheezing or lower respiratory tract illness at the ages of five to seven years, the earlier the onset of wheeze the better the prog...

Prognosis of wheezing and asthma presenting in early childhood