PEDIATRICS Vol. 96 No. 2 August 1995, pp. 393-394
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PROGRESSIVE BRONCHIAL OBSTRUCTION DURING THE ACUTE STAGE OF RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION IN ASTHMATIC CHILDREN

Peter Cvietusa MD1

1 Denver, CO

For most asthmatics respiratory pathogens will cause an exacerbation of their asthma. Progresive bronchial obstruction is inevitable in affected patients although some patients may have more severe obstruction. The time-course in milder exacerbations is uniform when left untreated by the significant addition of anti-inflammatory medicine.