CLARYTROMYCIN IN TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISEASES

[Acute respiratory diseases].

Acute Exacerbations of Respiratory Diseases

is is an interesting monograph pulling together into one volume disparate pulmonary diseases that have in common only that they are primarily pulmonary and may present with acute exacerbations. Th e chapters cover the primary diseases chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, pulmonary fi brosis, bronchiectasis, idiopathic pulmonary fi brosis, sarcoidosis, hypersensi-tivity pneumoni...

Pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome.

The data available to guide clinical management of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome are much more limited for infants and children than for adult patients. This paper reviews the available medical data and the pertinent physiology on the management of pediatric patients with acute lung injury. With the collaboration of multicenter investigation networks, definitive ped...

Clinical study of pediatric cases of acute respiratory diseases associated with human metapneumovirus in Japan.

Management of acute respiratory diseases in the pediatric population: the role of oral corticosteroids

Respiratory diseases account for about 25% of all pediatric consultations, and 10% of these are for asthma. The other main pediatric respiratory diseases, in terms of incidence, are bronchiolitis, acute bronchitis and respiratory infections. Oral corticosteroids, in particular prednisolone, are often used to treat acute respiratory diseases given their anti-inflammatory effects. However, the ef...