Recurrent Wheezing in Pre-school Age: Not Only Airway Reactivity!

Frequent use of chemical household products is associated with persistent wheezing in pre-school age children.

BACKGROUND In the UK and other developed countries the prevalence of asthma symptoms has increased in recent years. This is likely to be the result of increased exposure to environmental factors. A study was undertaken to investigate the association between maternal use of chemical based products in the prenatal period and patterns of wheeze in early childhood. METHODS In the population based...

Genetic polymorphisms and risk of recurrent wheezing in pediatric age

BACKGROUND Wheezing during early life is a very common disorder, but the reasons underlying the different wheezing phenotypes are still unclear. The aims of this study were to analyse the potential correlations between the risk of developing recurrent wheezing and the presence of specific polymorphisms of some genes regulating immune system function, and to study the relative importance of the ...

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 ...

PAEDIATRIC LUNG DISEASE Frequent use of chemical household products is associated with persistent wheezing in pre-school age children

Background: In the UK and other developed countries the prevalence of asthma symptoms has increased in recent years. This is likely to be the result of increased exposure to environmental factors. A study was undertaken to investigate the association between maternal use of chemical based products in the prenatal period and patterns of wheeze in early childhood. Methods: In the population based...

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