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==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
Bronchiolitis should be suspected when acute onset of upper respiratory tract infection appears, followed by lower respiratory tract infection symptoms ([[wheezing]], [[cough]] and [[shortness of breath]]) in a child younger | *Bronchiolitis should be suspected when acute onset of upper respiratory tract infection appears, followed by lower respiratory tract infection symptoms ([[wheezing]], [[cough]] and [[shortness of breath]]) in a child younger than 2 years.<ref name="Mandell">{{Cite book | last1 = Mandell | first1 = Gerald L. | last2 = Bennett | first2 = John E. (John Eugene) | last3 = Dolin | first3 = Raphael. | title = Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious disease | date = 2010 | publisher = Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier | location = Philadelphia, PA | isbn = | pages = }}</ref> | ||
*The incubation period of the virus is of 2-8 days; therefore symptoms begin within one week of contact with a symptomatic patient.<ref name="pmid19209271">{{cite journal| author=Wright M, Mullett CJ, Piedimonte G| title=Pharmacological management of acute bronchiolitis. | journal=Ther Clin Risk Manag | year= 2008 | volume= 4 | issue= 5 | pages= 895-903 | pmid=19209271 | doi= | pmc=PMC2621418 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19209271 }} </ref> | |||
The incubation period of the virus is of 2-8 days | *Patients usually start with symptoms of a mild upper respiratory infection which includes [[fever]], [[cough]] and [[nasal discharge]].<ref name="pmid19209271">{{cite journal| author=Wright M, Mullett CJ, Piedimonte G| title=Pharmacological management of acute bronchiolitis. | journal=Ther Clin Risk Manag | year= 2008 | volume= 4 | issue= 5 | pages= 895-903 | pmid=19209271 | doi= | pmc=PMC2621418 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19209271 }} </ref> | ||
*Symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection include:<ref name="Mandell">{{Cite book | last1 = Mandell | first1 = Gerald L. | last2 = Bennett | first2 = John E. (John Eugene) | last3 = Dolin | first3 = Raphael. | title = Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious disease | date = 2010 | publisher = Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier | location = Philadelphia, PA | isbn = | pages = }}</ref> | |||
Patients usually start with symptoms of a mild upper respiratory infection which includes [[fever]], [[cough]] | *:Dry [[Cough]] | ||
*:[[Wheezing]] | |||
Symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection include:<ref name="Mandell">{{Cite book | last1 = Mandell | first1 = Gerald L. | last2 = Bennett | first2 = John E. (John Eugene) | last3 = Dolin | first3 = Raphael. | title = Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious disease | date = 2010 | publisher = Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier | location = Philadelphia, PA | isbn = | pages = }}</ref> | *:[[Shortness of breath]] | ||
*Dry [[Cough]] | *:[[Fever]] | ||
*[[Wheezing]] | *:[[Tachypnea]] | ||
*[[Shortness of breath]] | *[[Fever]] is usually not high; in case of high [[fever]] other causes should ruled out, such as bacterial infections. | ||
*[[Fever]] | *[[Apnea]] is a severe manifestation of [[RSV]] infection, more common in children under 3 months of age and premature infants.<ref name="pmid19209271">{{cite journal| author=Wright M, Mullett CJ, Piedimonte G| title=Pharmacological management of acute bronchiolitis. | journal=Ther Clin Risk Manag | year= 2008 | volume= 4 | issue= 5 | pages= 895-903 | pmid=19209271 | doi= | pmc=PMC2621418 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19209271 }} </ref> | ||
*[[Tachypnea]] | *[[Lethargy]] is also common as [[vomit]] can be secondary to [[cough]] and poor feeding secondary to [[tachypnea]] may lead to dehydration.<ref name="Mandell">{{Cite book | last1 = Mandell | first1 = Gerald L. | last2 = Bennett | first2 = John E. (John Eugene) | last3 = Dolin | first3 = Raphael. | title = Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious disease | date = 2010 | publisher = Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier | location = Philadelphia, PA | isbn = | pages = }}</ref> | ||
*History of [[cyanosis]] is related with severe disease.<ref name="pmid16860701">{{cite journal| author=Smyth RL, Openshaw PJ| title=Bronchiolitis. | journal=Lancet | year= 2006 | volume= 368 | issue= 9532 | pages= 312-22 | pmid=16860701 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69077-6 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16860701 }} </ref> | |||
[[Fever]] is usually not high | |||
[[Apnea]] is a severe manifestation of [[RSV]] infection, more common in children under 3 months of age and premature infants.<ref name="pmid19209271">{{cite journal| author=Wright M, Mullett CJ, Piedimonte G| title=Pharmacological management of acute bronchiolitis. | journal=Ther Clin Risk Manag | year= 2008 | volume= 4 | issue= 5 | pages= 895-903 | pmid=19209271 | doi= | pmc=PMC2621418 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19209271 }} </ref> | |||
[[Lethargy]] is also common as [[vomit]] can be secondary to [[cough]] and poor feeding secondary to [[tachypnea]] may lead to dehydration.<ref name="Mandell">{{Cite book | last1 = Mandell | first1 = Gerald L. | last2 = Bennett | first2 = John E. (John Eugene) | last3 = Dolin | first3 = Raphael. | title = Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious disease | date = 2010 | publisher = Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier | location = Philadelphia, PA | isbn = | pages = }}</ref> | |||
History of [[cyanosis]] is related with severe disease.<ref name="pmid16860701">{{cite journal| author=Smyth RL, Openshaw PJ| title=Bronchiolitis. | journal=Lancet | year= 2006 | volume= 368 | issue= 9532 | pages= 312-22 | pmid=16860701 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69077-6 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16860701 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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History and Symptoms
- Bronchiolitis should be suspected when acute onset of upper respiratory tract infection appears, followed by lower respiratory tract infection symptoms (wheezing, cough and shortness of breath) in a child younger than 2 years.[1]
- The incubation period of the virus is of 2-8 days; therefore symptoms begin within one week of contact with a symptomatic patient.[2]
- Patients usually start with symptoms of a mild upper respiratory infection which includes fever, cough and nasal discharge.[2]
- Symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection include:[1]
- Fever is usually not high; in case of high fever other causes should ruled out, such as bacterial infections.
- Apnea is a severe manifestation of RSV infection, more common in children under 3 months of age and premature infants.[2]
- Lethargy is also common as vomit can be secondary to cough and poor feeding secondary to tachypnea may lead to dehydration.[1]
- History of cyanosis is related with severe disease.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mandell, Gerald L.; Bennett, John E. (John Eugene); Dolin, Raphael. (2010). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious disease. Philadelphia, PA: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wright M, Mullett CJ, Piedimonte G (2008). "Pharmacological management of acute bronchiolitis". Ther Clin Risk Manag. 4 (5): 895–903. PMC 2621418. PMID 19209271.
- ↑ Smyth RL, Openshaw PJ (2006). "Bronchiolitis". Lancet. 368 (9532): 312–22. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69077-6. PMID 16860701.