All issues > Volume 30(12); 1987

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1987;30(12):1378-1386. Published online December 31, 1987.

Clinical Observation on Acute Bronchiolitis and Recurrent Wheezing.

Chung Ghi Kim¹, Soon Kook Choi¹, Jong Duck Kim¹, Bock Keun Kee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Won Kwang University, Iri, Korea

Abstract

We have compared recurrent wheezing group with non-recurrent wheezing group of 91 cases on the aspects of clinical and laboratory findings, were admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, Won Kwang University Hospital with the impression of acute bronchiolitis from Jan. 1983 to Feb. 1986 The results were as follows; 1) The incidence of recurrent wheezing was 28.6%. 2) Sex incidence of recurrent wheezing was high in male. The male to female ratios in recurrent wheezing group and in non-recurrent wheezing group were 5.5:1,2. 3:1 respectively. 3) The incidence of recurrent wheezing was high in group who had been suffered from acute bronchiolitis under 3 months of age. 4) Statistically there was a significant correlation between recurrent wheezing and symptom of dyspnea. 5) There was a significant correlation between recurrent wheezing and sternal retraction. 6) Low level of WBC count in peripheral blood showed decreasing tendency of recurrent wheezing.

Keywords :Recurrent wheezing