Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Sociéte française de pédiatrie
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An asthmatic girl was first hospitalized at age 2(9/12) years because of dyspnoea, lung consolidations and/or atelectasis, and rattling. Between ages 2(9/12) and 6(2/12) years, she required three hospitalizations in ICU out of nine hospitalizations for the same symptoms. ⋯ Eventually, positive pressure ventilation delivered at airway opening (via a mouthpiece) associated to active respiratory physiotherapy succeeded in removing atelectasis and quickly cured the five following acute episodes without any further hospitalization. This case report is about diagnosis procedure, intricate asthma and tracheomalacia, and open mind to unusual therapeutics that may disclose potential help.
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Multicenter Study
[Impact of influenza rapid diagnostic tests (IRDT) on the diagnosis of influenza and on the management of influenza in children in ambulatory pediatric setting].
Several studies have highlighted the assets of the influenza rapid diagnostic tests (IRDT) for the emergency department management of febrile children. The objective of this study was to determine in ambulatory pediatric setting impact of IRDT on the management of febrile children during an epidemic, especially on other diagnostic testing performed, antibiotic and antiviral treatments. ⋯ This study confirms the difficulty of clinical influenza diagnosis, and suggests the assets of IRDT to diagnose influenza and to improve the management of influenza in ambulatory paediatric setting.