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برونشیولیت
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Also known as Wheezy Bronchitis

Key facts

Medical condition.name
Bronchiolitis
Medical condition.image
File:Bronchiolitis Medical Image.png
Medical condition.caption
Depiction of the location of bronchiolitis in the lungs and viral shedding.
Medical condition.field
Emergency medicine, pediatrics
Medical condition.symptoms
Fever, cough, runny nose, wheezing, breathing problems
Medical condition.complications
Shortness of breath, dehydration
Medical condition.onset
Less than 2 years old
Medical condition.causes
Viral disease (respiratory syncytial virus, human rhinovirus)
Medical condition.diagnosis
Based on symptoms
Medical condition.differential
Asthma, pneumonia, heart failure, allergic reaction, cystic fibrosis
Medical condition.treatment
Symptomatic treatment (oxygen, support with feeding, intravenous fluids)
Medical condition.frequency
~20% (children less than 2)
Medical condition.deaths
1% (among those hospitalized)

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Research

17,424 papers

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