Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Dubai Health Authority, Bur Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Publications

• Review   
  To What Extent does a History of Viral Bronchiolitis Predispose a Patient to the Development of Other Illnesses?
  Author(s): Arun Nair*, Maryam Kamali, Jessica Bhaskaran, Amber Kalhoro, Neha Irfan and Tabitha Watts
  
  Objectives: Viral Bronchiolitis is a seasonal respiratory infection predominant in children less than 2 years, commonly caused by the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Typical symptoms of this infection include fever, cough, rhinorrhoea and wheezing. Most cases resolve with supportive measures however, there have been investigations on the post- infectious sequalae of this disease. This literature review aims to investigate what post- infectious sequalae have been reported in literature and how often are they present in patients diagnosed with viral bronchiolitis. Methods: A literature review format was used for this paper with articles being collected from databases including PubMed, Google Scholar and the Cochrane Library. Free full text articles from 2010 onwards were acquired to obtain a wider range of articles and case reports to be ac.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2161-105X.2022.12.591

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