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===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
*[[Adenovirus]] | |||
*[[Influenza]] | |||
*[[Parainfluenza]] | |||
*[[Respiratory syncytial virus]] | |||
===Causes by Organ System=== | ===Causes by Organ System=== | ||
Revision as of 13:55, 29 February 2016
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Bronchiolitis usually affects children under the age of 2, with a peak age of 3 - 6 months. It is a common, and sometimes severe illness. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause. Other viruses that can cause bronchiolitis include adenovirus, influenza and parainfluenza.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical / poisoning | Paraquat |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | Pramipexole |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | Adenovirus, Chlamydial pneumonia, Coronavirus, Human bocavirus, Human metapneumovirus, Influenza, Parainfluenza, Respiratory syncytial virus, Rhinovirus |
| Musculoskeletal / Ortho | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional / Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Opthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose / Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal / Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheum / Immune / Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- Adenovirus
- Chlamydial pneumonia
- Coronavirus
- Human bocavirus
- Human metapneumovirus
- Influenza
- Parainfluenza
- Paraquat
- Respiratory syncytial virus
- Rhinovirus