• Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · Mar 2001

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    Evaluation of the wheezy infant.

    • R L Morton, S Sheikh, M L Corbett, and N S Eid.
    • Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky, USA.
    • Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2001 Mar 1; 86 (3): 251-6.

    BackgroundThe infant with persistent or recurrent wheezing during the first 2 years of life poses a diagnostic dilemma, which can be a source of anxiety to both physicians and parents. A suggested diagnostic approach to the causes of infantile wheezing is outlined.Objectives1. To review the physiologic considerations of the infant's airways that predispose to wheezing. 2. To discuss the key physical findings, family history, and risk factors associated with wheezing in infants. 3. To develop a rational approach to the differential diagnosis and management of infantile wheezing.Data SourcesThe MEDLINE database as well as our clinical experience pertaining to infantile wheezing.ConclusionsThis review discusses the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of the wheezing infant. We suggest that infant pulmonary function testing may be used as one diagnostic aid in the workup of the wheezing infant.

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