Moremi M D, Motene A L, Maligavhada N J, Tiva N G, Mamogale R T, Risenga S M
Department of Paediatric Pulmonology and Allergy, University of Limpopo and Pietersburg Provincial Hospital, Polokwane, South Africa.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Limpopo and Pietersburg Provincial Hospital, Polokwane, South Africa.
Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. 2018 Jun 21;24(2). doi: 10.7196/SARJ.2018.v24i2.169. eCollection 2018.
Wheezing in infants and under-five children may present a diagnostic problem as there are various aetiologies for this symptom. Diagnosis of asthma is often made as it is one of the causes of wheezing in children. It is however important to have taken a complete history, including allergy and appropriate diagnostic investigations. If the child's symptoms do not improve despite appropriate therapy, a different diagnosis must be pursued. We report the case of a child who presented to us with wheezing and who did not respond to therapy.
婴儿和五岁以下儿童的喘息可能会带来诊断难题，因为该症状有多种病因。哮喘常被诊断为儿童喘息的病因之一。然而，全面了解病史，包括过敏情况并进行适当的诊断性检查非常重要。如果尽管进行了适当治疗，孩子的症状仍未改善，则必须寻求不同的诊断。我们报告了一名前来就诊、喘息且治疗无反应的儿童病例。
